BISAC Subject Headings List
Architecture
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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 |
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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 |
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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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