BISAC Subject Headings List, Architecture
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Use subjects beginning with "ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design" for works that discuss the architectural design of an interior space and use "DESIGN / Interior Decorating" for works that discuss the arrangement of objects within an interior space.
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
If you can't find the code you're looking for please go back and review other Major Subjects to find an alternate code or use our Contact Form to suggest revisions to the next version of the list.
Step 2: Determine the specific term which describes your book.
An asterisk (*) denotes a heading that is new for the 2012 Edition.
Architecture
Use subjects in this section for historical works and/or for works aimed at professional architects. For similar works aimed at nonprofessionals, use subjects in the HOUSE & HOME section. For works concerning the technical or trade aspects of construction, use subjects beginning with "TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction".Use subjects beginning with "ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design" for works that discuss the architectural design of an interior space and use "DESIGN / Interior Decorating" for works that discuss the arrangement of objects within an interior space.
| ARC000000 | ARCHITECTURE / General |
| ARC022000 | ARCHITECTURE / Adaptive Reuse & Renovation |
| ARC023000 | ARCHITECTURE / Annuals |
| ARC024000 | ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General |
| ARC024010 | ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments |
| ARC011000 | ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial |
| ARC016000 | ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious |
| ARC003000 | ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential |
| ARCHITECTURE / CAD (Computer Aided Design) see Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation | |
| ARC019000 | ARCHITECTURE / Codes & Standards |
| ARC001000 | ARCHITECTURE / Criticism |
| ARC002000 | ARCHITECTURE / Decoration & Ornament |
| ARC004000 | ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation |
| ARCHITECTURE / Feng Shui see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Feng Shui | |
| ARC014000 | ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General |
| ARC014010 | ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / Restoration Techniques |
| ARC005000 | ARCHITECTURE / History / General |
| ARC005010 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Prehistoric & Primitive |
| ARC005020 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Ancient & Classical |
| ARC005030 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Medieval |
| ARC005040 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Renaissance |
| ARC005050 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Baroque & Rococo |
| ARC005060 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Romanticism |
| ARC005070 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945) |
| ARC005080 | ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-) |
| ARC006000 | ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General |
| ARC006010 | ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Essays |
| ARC006020 | ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs |
| ARC007000 | ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General |
| ARC007010 | ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / Lighting |
| ARC008000 | ARCHITECTURE / Landscape |
| ARC009000 | ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials |
| ARC015000 | ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice |
| ARC017000 | ARCHITECTURE / Project Management |
| ARC012000 | ARCHITECTURE / Reference |
| ARC020000 | ARCHITECTURE / Regional |
| ARC021000 | ARCHITECTURE / Security Design |
| ARC013000 | ARCHITECTURE / Study & Teaching |
| ARC018000 | ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design |
| ARC010000 | ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.