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20th Century University Architecture: 1900-1945

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20_univ.html

Photos and information on American universities built in the period, from the Digital Archive of American Architecture.

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A Virtual Tour of St John's College, Oxford

http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/index.php?A=17&B=2

The official site's interactive tour of this college founded in 1555 via sensitive bird's-eye view or navigation buttons. Includes history and expandable thumbnails of architectural details.

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Architecture of the University of Oregon

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/architecture/oregon/

This illustrated resource surveys the history of the built environment of the University of Oregon and identifies basic resources for researching the architectural heritage of Oregon's flagship university.

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Balliol College Virtual Tour

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/balliolcollege/front.htm

A tour of the oldest college in Oxford, part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford. QuickTime panoramas are accessed via clickable plan.

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King's College, Cambridge

http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/visitors/history.html

An illustrated history from the official site of the college founded by Henry VI in 1441, with its magnificent chapel, completed by the Tudors.

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Queens' College Cambridge

http://www.quns.cam.ac.uk/Queens/Images/

Queens provides images with descriptive text of its architectural features from medieval to modern.

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St John's College Virtual Tour

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/stjohnscollege/front.htm

This part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford provides interactive 360° photographs viewable by using a map of the college.

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The New Mechanics' Institution Preservation Trust Ltd

http://www.new-mechanics.com/

Aims to preserve this Victorian building in Swindon, UK, which once housed the Mechanics' Institute. Includes a detailed history, proposals and membership.

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Trinity College, Cambridge

http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=289

A tour of the varied architecture of the college via sensitive bird's eye view, with comments on its history, from the official site. Includes the library designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

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Virtual Tour of Brasenose College

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/brasenosecollege/

Dr Karl Harrison provides QuickTime views of Brasenose, with comments on the buildings, accessed via clickable plan, as part of his Virtual Tour of Oxford.

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William and Mary: Wren Building

http://www.wm.edu/about/wren/

An illustrated history of the Sir Christopher Wren Building at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, built 1695-99 and the oldest academic building in continuous use in the United States.

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