----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The Royal Institure of British Architects (RIBA) List of Recommended Books as a starting place. This is compiled and revised annually by the Profesisonal Literature Committee of the RIBA. Regards Julia Barrett ----------------------- Dear Colleagues, I just had a request from a colleague in Belgium for a list of the core texts in architecture theory to be collected by a professional teaching institution. Any suggestions? Micheline Micheline Nilsen Slide Librarian University of Pennsylvania 033 Furness 220 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6308 215-898-7086 Fax: 215-573-2066 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.library.upenn.edu/finearts/slide/slidecollectionhome.html Julia Barrett Architecture/Planning Library UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh Dublin 14, Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 706 2741; Fax: 00 353 1 283 0329 email:[log in to unmask]