Construction History Societies
Other related organisations

We have compiled a list of organisations and their websites that provide valuable resources for studying construction history in Asia. We continuously expand this list to better represent the various building cultures in Asia:

Useful websites and links on East Asia
Architectura Sinica
https://www.architecturasinica.org/index.html

This is an interactive resource platform for the study of China’s Traditional Architecture, highlighted by the traditional Chinese architectural terminology.

Suzhou Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick (苏州御窑金砖博物馆)
http://www.szyyjzbwg.com

Virtual Shanghai
https://www.virtualshanghai.net

It contains rich digitalized historical sources for studying the building history of Shanghai

Seattle Asian Art Museum
https://www.seattleartmuseum.org

It preserves the original drawings of Zaozhuan Tushuo (造砖图说Illustrated Description on Brick Making)

Shanghai Gazetteers on the Building Construction Industry (上海建筑施工志)
https://www.shtong.gov.cn/difangzhi-front/book/detailNew?oneId=1&bookId=69543

National Library of China (中国国家图书馆)
http://www.nlc.cn/newen/

This is a national bibliographic centre and a national centre for preservation and conservation of ancient books in China.

The First Historical Archives of China (中国第一历史档案馆)
https://www.fhac.com.cn/index.html

The Second Historical Archives of China (中国第二历史档案馆)
http://www.shac.net.cn

Shanghai Library (上海图书馆)
https://www.library.sh.cn

The Needham Institute Library
https://www.nri.cam.ac.uk

Hong Kong Archives Society (香港档案学会)
http://www.archives.org.hk/en

Government Records Service, Hong Kong
https://www.grs.gov.hk/en/index.html

Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Japan
https://www.dougukan.jp/?lang=en

Architectural Institute of Japan, 1886
https://www.aij.or.jp/

Society of Architectural Historians of Japan, 1983
http://www.sahj.org/

Society of Urban & Territorial History, Japan, 2013
https://suth.jp/

The Japan Society for the History of Interiors, Furniture and Tools, 2008
https://www.jpshift2008.org/

Useful websites and links on Southeast Asia
Docomomo Singapore Webpage
https://www.docomomo.sg/

It has extensive information on modern architecture in Singapore.

Asia Research Institute’s website
https://ari.nus.edu.sg/

It offers postdoctoral and research fellowships. It hosts workshops, conferences, seminars and other events related to different disciplines in the humanities and social science.

NUS architecture website
https://cde.nus.edu.sg/arch/

Malaysia Design Archive
https://www.malaysiadesignarchive.org

It collects information and organises different events related to design in Malaysia.

Useful websites and links on South Asia
Architexturez South Asia
https://architexturez.net

This website collects ideas and proposals about physical space and related disciplines in the subcontinent. It records processes, critical texts, and examples of conditions found in South Asia.

Think Matter
https://www.thinkmatter.in

This website aims to establish a significant community of architects, designers, thinkers, teachers, and students who can impact the direction of architecture and design in India and its neighboring regions.

The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University (The Mittal Institute)
https://www.mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu

This institute also looks at architecture, but not exclusively.

National Archives of India
https://www.nationalarchives.nic.in

National Museum New Delhi
http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/en

Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture (CAMEA) at The University of Adelaide
https://set.adelaide.edu.au/architecture/research/asia-the-middle-east

Ministry of Culture, Government of India
https://indiaculture.gov.in/world-heritage

Useful websites and links on West Asia
Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Iran
https://www.mcth.ir/english

Program and website founded by Prof. Pierre Brian on the Achaemenid Empire
http://www.achemenet.com/en/

Docomomo Iran Webpage
https://docomomo.ir/

Parse-Pasargadae Research Foundation
https://persepolis.info/en/component/content/

National Museum of Iran
https://irannationalmuseum.ir/en/

Docomomo Turkey Webpage
http://www.docomomo-tr.org/