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|File:Roman Baths in Bath Spa, England - July 2006.jpg|[[Roman Baths (Bath)|Roman Baths]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], England
|File:Taj Mahal in March 2004.jpg|The [[Taj Mahal]] in [[Agra]], India
|File:FallingwaterWright.jpg|[[Fallingwater]], [[Pennsylvania]], USA <br> by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]
|File:Barcelona mies v d rohe pavillon weltausstellung1999 03.jpg|[[Barcelona Pavilion]], <br> by [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]]
|File:Sydney Opera House - Dec 2008.jpg|[[Sydney Opera House]], Australia, <br> by [[Jørn Utzon]]
|File:Museu de Arte Contemporânea.jpg|[[Niterói Contemporary Art Museum]], Brazil, <br> by [[Oscar Niemeyer]]
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|<blockquote>''You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces: that is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good. I am happy and I say: "This is beautiful. That is Architecture. Art enters in..."'' [[Le Corbusier]], [[Vers une architecture]], [[1923 in architecture|1923]]</blockquote>
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Are you interested in [[architecture]]? Do you think it is important to impart knowledge about architecture? Then we would like to invite you to help us in this project.

This project develops ideas about how we might organise data in articles about architecture. These are only suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and you shouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the guidelines below may be helpful. First and foremost, we simply invite you to write articles.

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==Scope==
This [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aims to:
# Thoroughly explore architecture, buildings, construction globally and historically.
# Improve articles ''about'' architecture, architects, buildings and construction.
# Provide a place to discuss common issues on architecture, buildings, construction related pages.
# Organise and categorise [[:Category:Architecture]]
# Ensure all pages meet the standards of [[Wikipedia:Cite sources]]. See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]].
# Develop standards and templates for architecture, buildings, construction related articles.
# Manage editing of the [[Portal:Architecture|Architecture WikiPortal]]

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==How to contribute==
===Improve [[Outline of architecture]]===

The '''[[outline of architecture]]''' is a centralized navigation hub for the subject of architecture.  It is intended to summarize the entire subject of architecture and Wikipedia's coverage of it.  In turn, it is part of [[Portal:Contents/Outlines|Wikipedia's outline system]] which is one of [[Portal:Contents|Wikipedia's contents systems]].

'''''[[Outline of architecture|Please look it over and fill-in missing topics and pictures]].''''' If Wikipedia has an article or article section about those topics, please add links to them.

While browsing the outline, please answer the following questions (and fix the outline as needed):

# What's missing? ''(Among other things: pictures! Showcase the best buildings!)''
# Is the structure of the outline (sections and indents) representative of the subject?
# Does the outline help understand the relationships between the topics presented in the best way possible?

The overall purpose of the outline is to help readers comprehend the subject by showing what belongs to it, and within the subject what belongs to what.

The outline is intended to be a taxonomy of the subject, and also serves as a table of contents and navigation aid to browse Wikipedia's articles (and article sections) about the subject.

It is also a useful tool for this WikiProject to analyze, plan, develop, and revise architectural articles.  It is a hub from which to organize architecture-related topics.

It was built as a "[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/689/1/ reverse outline]", a [[tree structure|structural model]] of existing work, which in addition to being a summary of the work, can reveal the gaps and other weaknesses for revision purposes.

===Improve articles===
* Improve articles which are [https://tools.wmflabs.org/bambots/cwb/bycat/Architecture.html listed as needing attention]
<!-- superseded historic page Wikipedia:Pages needing attention/Architecture -->
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* Improve [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Popular pages|most viewed pages]].
* Improve [[:Category:Start-Class Architecture articles|Start-class]] articles.
* Improve former featured articles: [[Cathedral of Magdeburg]], [[City status in the United Kingdom]], [[Colditz Castle]], [[Deconstructivism]], [[Eifel Aqueduct]], [[Francis Petre]], [[Robert Lawson (architect)|Robert Lawson]], [[Moorgate]], [[Templon]], [[Parthenon]], [[Palace of Westminster]], [[John Vanbrugh]], [[Xanadu House]].
* Help organise and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Assessment|Check categorisation]] of existing articles.

====Expand articles====
* Expand [[:Category:Architecture stubs|architecture stub]] articles into full articles.
* Upload '''images''' to the [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiMedia:Commons] and add images to architecture pages.

===Create new articles===
* Try to build an even coverage of buildings around the world by province and country in [[:Category:Buildings and structures by country subdivision]]
* Check requests and missing articles about architecture, buildings, city planning and public space in the following lists:
** [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/Applied arts and sciences#Architecture|Requested articles]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Hotlist of Art & Architecture|Missing encyclopedic articles - Hotlist of Art & Architecture]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Skysmith's list of missing articles/Architecture and Engineering|Skysmith's list of missing articles - Architecture and Engineering]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Architecture|Crowdsources missing female architects]] - redlist from [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red|WP Women in Red]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Missing articles by occupation/Architects|Wikidata missing female architects]] - redlist from wikidata via [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red|WP Women in Red]]
* See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture#Help for authors|Help for Authors]] for guidelines.
* Post new articles to the [[Portal:Architecture/New article announcements|Architecture Bulletin]].

===Communicate===
* Create a request for a new article about [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/Applied arts and sciences#Architecture|Architecture, buildings, city planning and public space]].
* Discuss articles with members who have displayed interest in these subjects on the talk pages of the user or the article.
* Nominate and vote for the '''[[Portal:Architecture/Selected article candidates|Selected Article]]''' and '''[[Portal:Architecture/Selected picture candidates|Selected Picture]]''' on the [[Portal:Architecture|Architecture Portal]]. ''(page currently inactive)''
* See: "[[Portal:Architecture/Things you can do|Things you can do]]" on the [[Portal:Architecture|architecture portal]], and the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture#Tasks|WikiProject Task list]].
* Submit quality articles for [[Wikipedia:Peer review]] or [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates]].
* List any questions or requests on the '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Architecture|WikiProject talk page]]'''.
* Answer [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Media, the arts, and architecture|requests for comments]]

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==Help for authors==
===Create new articles===
* '''Relevance''': Is the article you want to create relevant or important for the Wikipedia? - see [[Wikipedia:Importance]]
* '''Naming''': Generally: use the [[WP:NC(CN)|common name]]! - See [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (architecture)]]

===Using starter templates===
The '''starter templates''' listed below can assist you by setting up standard headings and infoboxes in your article. To use them follow this procedure:
# Create a blank article having first considered the information above concerning naming conventions and relevance.
# Copy one of the following templates and use it to start the article:
## [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Architect template|Architect template]] for articles about architects
## [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Modern building template|Modern building template]] for articles about buildings begun on or after 1900
## [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Historic building template|Historic building template]] for articles about buildings begun before 1900
# Save the article
# Edit the article again, and add the text for your article under the headings that are created.

===Infoboxes===
The starter templates above are embedded with the following '''infoboxes''' than can be inserted separately into an article - this is not compulsory - often architecture articles are better first illustrated by other means:
* Please use the [[Template:Infobox architect]] for writing an article about an architect.
* Use the [[Template:Infobox building]] for an article about a specific building.
* Please use [[Template:Infobox bridge]] for a [[bridge]] structure.
* See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/infobox]] for a full list of architecture Infoboxes, including instructions on usage and examples.

===Templates to organise a series of articles===
Use these [[Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and series boxes#Article series boxes|series box]] templates for articles about:
* {{tl|History of architecture}} Architectural history
* {{tl|Modern architecture}} Modern architecture use
* {{tl|Postmodernism}} Postmodern architecture
* Add the '''{{tl|WikiProject Architecture}}''' template to the top of the Talk page for articles about architects and important topics in architecture, notable buildings and structures or anything else related to this WikiProject. For more information, see [[#Article assessment|Article assessment]] below. Template will display the following:

{{WikiProject Architecture|category=no}}

{{topic|Architecture}}

===Expand stub articles===
If your article is a '''[[WP:Stub|stub]]''', please add one of the following stub templates to the bottom of the article.
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:architecture-stub|architecture-stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> for stub articles about architecture.
** <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:arch-style-stub|arch-style-stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> for stub articles  about architectural style.
** <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:room-stub|room-stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>for stub articles about rooms in a building.
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:architect-stub|architect-stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> for architect stubs.
** <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:US-architect-stub|US-architect-stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> for American architects
** <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:UK-architect-stub|UK-architect-stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> for British architects
* Please refer to [[:Category:Building and structure stubs]] to use specific templates for the location of the building.
* Other stubs can be found here - [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Stub categories|WikiProject Architecture/stub categories]]

===Selecting the right category===
Main topics are listed in [[:Category:Architecture]]. Please place your article in the appropriate '''''sub-category''''', not in the main architecture category, to reduce clutter
* Go to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Categories|WikiProject Architecture/Categories]]'' to get an overview, and to help place your article in the same sub-category as similar articles

==Useful resources==
{{Article alerts box}}
External picture, drawing and media resources can be found here: '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/resources|here]]'''.
{{writing guides}}

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==WikiProject Tasks==
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====[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Current ArchitectureCOTM|Collaboration of the month]]====
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Current ArchitectureCOTM}}

===WikiProject Improvement drive nominations===
Collaboration
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Architecture/Improvement_drive_nominations&action=edit Nominate or review and comment about Improvement drive nominations]
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<big>'''Current nominations'''</big>
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Improvement drive nominations}}--->

===Develop overview and navigation pages===
* [[Outline of architecture]]
* [[Portal:Architecture]]
* [[Glossary of architecture]]

===Architecture Peer Review===
WikiProject Architecture has its own peer review process for articles:
* Please submit articles to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Peer review|WikiProject Architecture/Peer review]] for comments from the WikiProject community.
* Current article(s):{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Peer review/list}}

===Featured Article and Featured List Candidates===
Submit or comment on articles and lists under consideration for [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates]] and [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates]].<br>
Current '''Featured article''' and '''Featured list''' nominations :{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/FAC}}

===Featured Image Candidates===
Submit or comment on articles under consideration for [[Wikipedia:Featured image candidates]].<br>
Current '''Featured Image''' nominations :{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/FIC}}

===Monitor articles for deletion===
It is important to monitor and add your feedback to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Architecture]]'''. This is a special page for incomplete articles about Architecture, buildings, construction, city planning and public space articles that may be removed, which needs to be maintained, updated.

===Pages needing attention===
Categories and articles for cleanup, expansion needed, expert attention, Wikification, neutrality in question and articles to be merged or split
* [[American architecture]] lacks references, although otherwise and reasonably well-written and coherent.

Top-level articles that fail to provide an adequate overview of the subject. Most of these are hopelessly incomplete and / or unbalanced, and fail to provide even a competent guide to coverage of the subject elsewhere in Wikipedia. Wide-ranging expert knowledge and some research would be needed to get these to a decent standard.
* [[Classical architecture]]
* [[French architecture]]
* [[Georgian architecture]]
* [[Victorian architecture]]
* [[History of construction]]

Structural elements articles, relatively easy to put right and very much in need of attention:
* [[Arch]]
* [[Atrium (architecture)|Atrium]]
* [[Beam (structure)|Beam]]
* [[Buttress]]
* [[Cantilever]]
* [[Column]]
* [[Dome]]
* [[Facade]]
* [[Pier (architecture)]]
* [[Post and lintel]]
* [[Rain gutter]] and [[Leader Head]] disputed naming as well as poor coverage of the subject.
* [[Span (architecture)|Span]]
* [[Truss]]
* [[Vault (architecture)|Vault]]
* [[Wall]]

===Article assessment===
'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Assessment|WikiProject: Assessment Department]]''' - Instructions and FAQ
{{Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Architecture_articles_by_quality_statistics}}
''See also: '' <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Architecture]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>, above.

==New articles==
Please feel free to [[Portal:Architecture/New article announcements|add new architecture related articles to the list]] (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles, or articles with more than 1,500 characters of editing, that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box of the [[Main Page]].

'''New article announcements''':{{Portal:Architecture/New article announcements}}

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*[[John and Alice Fullam House]]

==Members==
We welcome new members for WikiProject Architecture. Please put your name on the list '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Members|here]]'''.

===WikiProject User Boxes===
Here are some templates for your use:
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!Result
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|{{tlx|User WP Architecture}}
|{{User WP Architecture}}
| WikiProject Architecture userbox
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|{{tlu|User:Evan C/Userboxes/User Architecture}}
|{{User:Evan C/Userboxes/User Architecture}}
| Userbox for those interested in architecture
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|{{tlu|User:Feureau/Userboxes/User Loves Architecture}}
|{{User:Feureau/Userboxes/User Loves Architecture}}
| Userbox for those who do not work in the field of architecture but have a love for the subject.
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|{{tlx|User architect}}
|{{User architect}}
| Userbox for architects
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|{{tlu|User:Jeff dean/Userboxes/History}}
|{{User:Jeff dean/Userboxes/History}}
| Userbox for architectural historians
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|{{tlu|User:Jeff dean/Userboxes/Photog}}
|{{User:Jeff dean/Userboxes/Photog}}
| Userbox for architectural photographers
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==Featured content==
Current '''Featured articles''':
{{:Portal:Architecture/Featured articles}}

===Good articles===
{{:Portal:Architecture/Good articles}}

===Did you know (DYK)s===

Please feel free to [[Portal:Architecture/DYK announcements|add new DYKs to the list]] (newer articles at the top with date, please).
{{Portal:Architecture/DYK announcements}}

===Featured pictures===
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{{Portal:Architecture/Featured pictures}}
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==Similar WikiProjects==

===Parent project===
* The parent of this wikiproject is [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Arts]]

===Sister projects===
* [[Commons:Commons:CommonsProject Architecture|Commons Project Architecture]] You are welcome to help organise media files for the project, started March 2006.
* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Categories|WikiProject Architecture/Categories]]''' lists the general framework of the architecture categories See also: [[Portal:Architecture/Categories]], [[Portal talk:Architecture/Categories]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Engineering]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Industrial design]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Woodworking]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lights Camera Wiki/Architecture]]

===Daughter projects===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Airports|WikiProject Airports]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bridges|WikiProject Bridges]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Civil engineering|WikiProject Civil engineering]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lighthouses|WikiProject Lighthouses]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Fortifications task force|WikiProject Military History: Fortifications task force]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mills|WikiProject Mills]] covering windmills, watermills, animal powered engines, cotton mills and related subjects.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music venues|WikiProject Music venues]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places|WikiProject National Register of Historic Places]] (started 2006)
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Skyscrapers|WikiProject Skyscrapers]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports facilities|WikiProject Sports facilities]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stations|WikiProject Stations]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Urban studies and planning|WikiProject Urban studies and planning]] newly created - lots of work needed.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress|WikiProject U.S. Congress]] - deals with, in part, the buildings and facilities supporting the United States Congress.

There is a task force on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Historic houses task force|Historic houses]]

;Former projects
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Historic Homes|WikiProject Historic Homes]] (defunct) (but there is now a task force on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Historic houses task force|Historic houses]])
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Piers|WikiProject Piers]] (defunct, now merged)

===Proposed projects===
* Suggestion - Develop an '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture/Architecture Manual of Style|Architecture Manual of Style]]'''
* The proposed wikiprojects listed below are currently covered under the umbrella of the architecture wikiproject but by non-specialist. It is expected that [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|wikiprojects]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces|task forces]] for these subjects will eventually be created - [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals|you can do it today!]]
:#WikiProject Architectural heritage
:#WikiProject Construction
:#WikiProject Interior architecture and design
:#WikiProject Interior decorating
:#WikiProject Landscape architecture
:#Wikiproject Developers

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