BHA
Design Library
resources
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