Architecture Slide Library, University of California, Berkeley

SPIRO Sample Searches:

1. My topic is the landscape architecture of Beatrix Farrand.

Because Farrand is the landscape architect, enter her name, last name first, with a comma and a space between her last and first names.  Use the % for truncation if you don't want to type in her complete name:

Correct Forms:

Personal or Group Name
Personal or Group Name
Personal or Group Name

2. I am looking for a portrait of the 20th-century architect Richard Meier.

Poor Search Strategy: portraits in Subject + any in Period or Topic

Better: portraits in Subject + 20th Century in Period or Topic

Most Specific Way:

Personal or Group Name
Subject or Object Type

3. I am looking for pictures of castles.

Castles are a type of building. Building and object types (paintings, gardens, museums, bridges, etc.) can be entered in the Subject or Object Type input field.

Enter only one object type at a time.

Correct:

Subject or Object Type

4. I am looking for pictures of castles in Germany.

Correct:

Subject or Object Type
Location

5. I am looking for pictures of Conway Castle.

Correct:

Building or Object Title