av福利社

A Digital Archive of Architecture Images


av福利社ARA is a digital image archive developed by the Society of Architectural Historians in collaboration with  (formerly Artstor), with funding from the Mellon Foundation. av福利社ARA contains nearly 200,000 images of the built environment, all contributed by av福利社 members. av福利社ARA access is one of the many benefits of av福利社 membership.

Visit the av福利社ARA collection at its new home on  where as an av福利社 member you can:

  • search for images, along with JStor’s print materials and open access image collections
  • organize images into groups with Workspace
  • download individual images; download groups in Zip file or directly to PowerPoint
  • share images and image groups with colleagues and students (coming soon!)

You can contribute av福利社ARA content using the  platform where you can upload media files, add descriptive data, and publish them to the av福利社ARA collection.

Tips for Using av福利社ARA

  • Use the Advanced Search to specify date ranges, locations, and other criteria.
  • Use Workspace -> Folders to save images for your upcoming courses or research.
  • Download images from Folders directly to PowerPoint or as a Zip file.
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av福利社ARA Highlights

A monthly selection of images from the av福利社ARA collection, selected by av福利社ARA Co-Editors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

 

av福利社ARA is available to all individual av福利社 members. (Join or renew.) av福利社ARA has been developed as an online academic resource for people in the field of architectural history and its related disciplines. It contains two collections: the Members Collection, available to av福利社 members, and the Public Collection, available to everyone.

av福利社ARA still requires a separate log in and password from the one you use for the av福利社 website. Click on the ACCESS av福利社ARA button at the top of this page and log in using the email address and password that you established for av福利社ARA. If you have forgotten your log in credentials, email membership@sah.org or call the av福利社 office at 312.573.1365 and ask to speak to Anne Bird.

Inquiries should be made directly to the person who holds copyright (see the Rights statement in each image record). If you need assistance locating the copyright holder, contact info@sah.org.

Inquiries should be made directly to the person who holds copyright (see the Rights statement in each image record). If you need assistance locating the copyright holder, contact info@sah.org.

Yes, you can upload images directly from your smartphone through the Forum website, but the interface is not ideal yet (there is no mobile app).  Forum editing is easier on a desktop or laptop computer.

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Contacts

av福利社 membership and av福利社ARA access questions: Anne Bird, Director of av福利社
JSTOR Help:  support@jstor.org
JSTOR Forum Help: forumsupport@jstor.org
av福利社ARA Co-Editors: Jackie Spafford, Independent, and Jeannine Keefer, University of Richmond
av福利社ARA Associate Editor: Meral Ekincioglu, Independent