BISAC Subject Headings List

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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 "HOUSE & HOME / Decorating & Furnishings" 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

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

ARC025000

ARCHITECTURE / Vernacular

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

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