BHA

Design Library


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BHA Design Library

Books in the BHA Design Library are organized around themes. Look at the descriptions below to explore our collection.


Using the Library

  • Books in our collection stay in the design classrooms - they cannot be signed out.

  • Please re-shelve the book in the correct section when done (look at the color code to find out where it goes)



GoodReads.Com : You can find the entire BHA Design Library collection online

This category includes:

  • Examples of buildings and designs from around the world

  • Sustainable architecture and building practices

  • Drawing and illustration of buildings and structures

  • Strategies and concepts used in the field of architecture

This category includes:

  • Examples of different designs and products

  • Historical examples of design

  • Design collections organized around themes (furniture, minimalism, award-winning designs, etc.)

This category includes:

  • Using design to solve problems

  • Thinking about design, how design is used, and what designers do

  • Relationship between innovation, business, marketing, and design

This category includes:

  • Information aout coding, drones, and robotics

  • How to design using Arduino, MakeyMakey, Microbit

  • Resources on components, and tools used in electronics

  • How-to guides for electronics and robotics construction

This category includes:

  • Databases and tools for doing Anthropometric Research

  • Research strategies for collecting data

  • Guides for designers when considering human factors and ergonomics

This category includes:

  • Collections of design work by illustrators and graphic designers

  • Guides for successful and effective graphic design

  • Techniques and approaches to graphic design

  • Resources and history of graphic novels

This category includes:

  • Resources on different materials used in design and manufacturing;

  • Descriptions of manufacturing processes;

  • Guides on how to use different tools, applications, and skills.

  • Guides for different software used in design

This category includes:

  • Setting up and using makerspaces

  • Activities and strategies that can be done in a makerspace

  • Guides for tools and software used in makerspaces

This category includes:

  • Sketching and product design illustration

  • Skills and techniques for creating prototypes

  • Guides for model-making and physical prototyping

This category includes:

  • Examples and strategies for doing research in design

  • Guides for how to conduct, organize, and present research in design

This category includes:

  • Examples of sustainable design

  • Concepts and strategies used to achieve sustainable design

  • Resources on biomimicry and how it can be applied to designing solutions.

  • This category includes:

  • Resources for doing User Centered Design (UCD)

  • Examples and strategies for applying UCD in design contexts

  • Examples of the emotional impact of design