Libraries Introduction Research Tips Key Repositories and Resources Names, addresses, and phone numbers of publicly accessible repositories, and lists of relevant resources held by each repository. Notes on Selected Resources Commentary on selected resources mentioned above. The built environment of the Pittsburgh region is the prototypical urban American industrial landscape, overlaid with an architecture of strength, variety, and invention.
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This guide is intended to promote and facilitate architectural research in Pittsburgh and its region by introducing the researcher to methods and resources key to the research process. No guide can supply a universally applicable description of the process of architectural research. Every researcher has a different starting point and a different goal. Architectural research is a sometimes complex but rewarding process, akin to assembling a puzzle, or doing detective work. Use this guide to identify resources that may have information about your topic.