Tag Archives: “spatial design”

Survey of London Blog

  Survey of London The Survey of London provides essential reading for anyone wishing to find out about the capital’s built environment. The Survey of London has explored London districts in its 120-year history, from Soho, Mayfair and Covent Garden … Continue reading

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CASS Lunchtime Talks in Central House and Commercial Road

 CASS Working Lunch: All the creative practice you can eat! Mondays 1pm Central House: Lunchbox Lectures (Host: CASS Fine Art)   Tuesdays 1pm Central House: YARD Lunchbox (Host: Architecture)   Thursdays 1pm Central House: Flash/FWD (Host: CASS Film/ CASS Music) Fridays 1pm … Continue reading

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Welcome to Commercial Road Library Lunchtime Tours

Tours each lunchtime are provided for CASS new students starting on 14th October 2013 12.15 pm 1.15 pm Welcome to continuing architecture and interior architecture students unfamiliar with Commercial Road Library since the move of materials from Holloway Road Library. … Continue reading

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MetCat our new Library Resource Discovery Tool

Library Resource Discovery Tool New students love the ‘googlelike’ ability to find print books and e-books on their research topic without having to master difficult databases. It is a great launchpad for new students. MetCat is our new discovery tool … Continue reading

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Materials Clinic – last few places!

Commercial Road Library Tuesday 5th March & Tuesday 19th March 2013 Don’t delay! Book your place for an individual or group session with expert materials consultant Margaret Pope. Bring along your designs and get help to source innovative and exciting … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings

To all CASS students and academics. Best wishes for a good Christmas break and a happy and productive 2013 from all at Commercial Road Library. The Christmas illustration is from the Bridgeman Education image database. You can access this rich … Continue reading

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Bridgeman Education image database

Bridgeman Education is available free to all staff and students via the Library catalogue The images are copyright cleared for use in WebLearn and course work. In addition to the usual artist or title searches, images can also be browsed … Continue reading

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Architecture Ordnance Survey and Historic maps from Digimap

Digimap Online Ordnance survey maps of the UK guidelines on Architecture and Spatial Design Library web page Online Tutorial for Digimap Roam and Ancient Roam via YouTube (10 mins,) http://digimap.edina.ac.uk/webhelp/os/osdigimaphelp.htm#carto/carto_notes.htm Please be aware of problems with Carto message from Edina … Continue reading

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Welcome to Architecture and Interior Design Library

Daphne Chalk-Birdsall PowerPoint introduction to Architecture and Interior Design Libraries at Holloway and Commercial Road via ‘DropBox’ cloud technology Picture of the opening of Library Services newly refurbished Holloway Road Library March 2012 where architecture books and print journals are … Continue reading

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The CASS:message from the Dean

Robert Mull, the Dean of the new Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design describes  the cultural life of the Faculty and plans for the future. The short video clip offers a glimpse of the studios in the … Continue reading

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