AccessArt
http://www.accessart.org.uk
A website containing an evolving collection of visual resources.
American Institute of Architects
http://www.aia.org
American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org
Site contains lesson plans, youth charettes, etc.
American Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.asce.org
American Society of Landscape Architects
http://www.asla.org
Architecture in Education, Philadelphia
http://www.aiaphila.org/aie
Contains several resources for teachers interested in incorporating architecture, landscape architecture, and other design into the classroom.
Center for Urban Pedagogy
http://www.anothercupdevelopment.org
CUP is a nonprofit research and design office dedicated to producing pedagogical and activating work about the built environment.
Center for Understanding the Built Environment
http://www.cubekc.org
CUBE brings together educators with community partners to effect change that will lead to a quality built and natural environment, one and interdependent.
Cities and Towns, Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cityhome.html
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
http://www.cooperhewitt.org
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum believes that design shapes our objects, environments, and communications, making them more desirable, functional, and accessible. The Museum celebrates the nature of design and explores its impact on the quality of our lives.
Design Institute at the University of Minnesota
http://www.design.umn.edu
The Design Institute develops advanced research, educational programs and interdisciplinary partnerships to improve design in the public realm.
Design It Yourself Kids
http://d-i-y-kids.blogspot.com
Blog and Website featuring Design projects for kids.
Design Writing Research
http://www.designwritingresearch.org
Ellen Lupton's personal website which provides essays, teaching materials, links, free advice, and more.
Education Development Center "Imagination Place"
http://www.edc.org/CCT/imagination_place
Great Buildings
http://www.greatbuildings.com
Architectural images and plans for landmark buildings around the world.
The Heritage Education Network
http://histpres.mtsu.edu/then/index.html
Includes lesson plans, activities, ideas, and resources for teachers.
"Kids Design the Future" on the University of Maryland website
http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/kiddesign
National Building Museum
http://www.nbm.org
Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning.
National Park Service--Teaching with Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp
National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr
National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html
Several resources and activities about bridges.
Project for Public Space
http://www.pps.org
PPS has an international reputation for its work on the design and management of public spaces. A non-profit, PPS was founded in 1975 to continue the pioneering work of writer-sociologist William H. Whyte. PPS has helped over 1,000 communities in 44 states and 12 countries improve their parks, markets, streets, transit stations, libraries and countless other public spaces.
The Salvadori Center
http://www.salvadori.org
Involved in the daily challenge of integrating specialized knowledge in architecture, structural engineering, urban studies and environmental social science with the teaching and learning of core curricular subjects.
Show Me
http://www.show.me.uk/topicpage/Art-and-Design.html
The UK website, Show Me, contains projects, ideas, galleries, and games, inspired by gallery exhibits in museums from across the world.
Society of Architectural Historians
http://www.sah.org