The Image Archives is a collection of architectural images in various media at the University of Miami's School of Architecture. Under the direction of Prof. Jorge Loynaz Garcia, Curator, the long term strategy of the Image Archives is to expand and digitize the collection selectively in all media on a relational database: currently at 5,250 digital images.  We also hold over 500 videos, and over 150,000 slides. The Images are on Kodak Photo CD's, and Photoshopped files, which we plan to place with other CDs on a CD Jukebox.   EmbARK software from Gallery Systems of California is also used.  The digitization process preserves the images and distributes the images locally within the School of Architecture and the University. We follow closely developments in US Copyright Law, particularly its recent amendments.

It is our hope that the resources below will assist your efforts in imaging:

Image Server

Over 6000 Architectural Images can be downloaded or used for reference browsing.
It may be linked from PCs by mapping the following network drive: \\mac-server-02\Images
Or from Macs through G0>Connect to Server>Local>mac-server-02
A searchable database version is under development.

Other Resources

• Visual Resources Association: The Curator's Association
• Kodak: Current Technical Data and Product Releases
• Sony: Single Lens Digital Cameras
• Polaroid: Evolving Digital Technologies
• Apple Computer: Imaging Related Products.
• The Getty: Establishing Standards for Imaging and Controlled Vocabularies.
• MOMA: Still the leader of exhibiting Modern Movements, and their Images.

Image Management Software

• Gallery Systems: EmbARK and ImageAXS Software: The leading software for Image Collections Management.
• Art Systems
• DLXS
• ContentDM

Image Data Banks

• University of Virginia Imagebase: Excellent database.
• Spiro Image Bank: An on line searchable data base of Images.
• Friends of Schinkel: Developing an on line Image Bank on the Architect.
• Image Banks Clearinghouse: List and links of databases
• ArtStor

Image Purchasing

• Rosenthal Slides: Art and Architecture Slides for sale.
• The Reel Videos: Vast and searchable videos for sale.
• Insight Media Videos
• Masterpieces in Video: Architectural Videos at good prices.
• Calderca Inc.: Architecture Slides for Sale.
• Larry Qualles: Art and Architecture Slides for Sale.
• Archivision Image Bank: Thumbnails and Slide Show of Architectural Images for Sale.
• Hartils Arch and Art Images: Large Slide Archive of Art and Architectural Images for Sale.
• Films for the Humanities and Sciences

Structured Vocabularies

• Art and Architectural Thesaurus
• Thesaurus of Geographic Names
• Union List of Artist Names
• ICONCLASS
• Library of Congress.

Bibliography

• Besser, Howard and Trant, Jennifer, Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing and Image Database, The Getty Art History Information Program, 1995. An excellent and beautiful introduction to imaging.
• Schmitt, Blakewell, Beeman, Reese, Object, Image and Inquiry: The Art Historian at Work, Santa Monica, CA: The Getty Art History Information Program; NY NY, Oxford University Press, 1989.
• Kodak, ed., Copying and Duplicating: Photographic and Digital Imaging Techniques, Silver Pixel Press, NY, 1996.
• VRA, The VRA Bulletin.