Architecture & Allied Arts Library

Above:  Currently on exhibit at AAA Library are selections from Josef Albers' Interaction of Color.  Read more about the exhibit, Color: A Magic Power.

The Architecture & Allied Arts Library is a major center for art and architectural information in the Pacific Northwest. Occupying three floors of Lawrence Hall, the library's unique spaces and seating arrangements provide a welcoming environment for its users. A hallmark of AAA Library is a two-story reading room named after Marion Dean Ross, whose bequest has enabled the development of a rich collection of rare architectural history books.

The AAA Library's collections primarily support the diverse academic programs associated with the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.  Read more about the scope and content of AAA's collections.   Complementing this collection are large holdings of art and architecture titles in Knight Library and the UO Portland Library and Learning Commons.   Important collections of architectural archives and drawings are housed in the UO Libraries' Special Collections & University Archives.

The Visual Resources Collection will closed by September 2013.  It's staff and services will be part of the new Digital Scholarship Center housed in Knight Library.  Planning is underway for a reimagined VRC space that enables growth for collections, more inviting user spaces, and better spaces for AAA's special collections.   Concepts and documents are here.  Suggestions welcome!

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