Images & Streaming Video
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OnArchitecture is an online audiovisual service providing a synthetic, deep and detailed panorama of the world's main authors, works, experiences and problematics related to the field of architecture.
OnArchitecture's collection features original videos, such as interviews, buildings and installations, all of this enriched with a selection of complementary material -documents and audiovisuals- about the main authors and figures of contemporary architecture.
As of 2022, a further 200 videos available - interviews and buildings. - Curio This link opens in a new window
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Curio.ca includes news reports, documentaries, and archival material, as well as programs like The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, Doc Zone with Ann-Marie MacDonald, and Enquête with Alain Gravel. The portal has seven main subject categories – Arts, Business, Education, History and Geography, Health, Science, and Social Sciences.
Curio - News in Review is now available through Toronto Metropolitan's Curio subscription. Access Curio - News in Review. - Criterion on Demand This link opens in a new window
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Criterion-on-Demand represents a large number of feature film producers, including, but not limited to: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, DreamWorks SKG, Mongrel Media, Sony Pictures Classics, Alliance Films, Miramax Films, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate Films, The Weinstein Company, as well as a smaller number of independent producers. Our title selection includes 1920 classics, new releases, foreign films, literary adaptations, documentaries, animated titles, and independent features.
Will Criterion-on-Demand work on my mobile device?
All movies available on Criterion-on-Demand Digital Rights Management (DRM) for playback. Unfortunately, Apple’s IOS, Google’s Android, and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating systems do not officially support DRM – therefore Criterion on Demand will not work on a mobile device.
Does Criterion-on-Demand support playback via screen sharing apps?
Criterion-on-Demand does not support playback of feature films via screen sharing apps such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, and others. - NFB This link opens in a new window
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Canada’s public producer and distributor, the National Film Board of Canada creates interactive works, social-issue documentaries, auteur animation and alternative dramas that provide the world with a unique Canadian perspective. The collection includes documentaries, animations, experimental films and fiction. - WGSN This link opens in a new window
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WGSN is the leading online trend-analysis and research service providing creative and business intelligence for the apparel, style, design and retail industries. It delivers accurate trend forecasting and analysis up to two years in advance, in addition to consumer attitude and behaviour research; coverage of 80 international catwalks and 140 trade shows; plus up-to-the-minute global news; city guides; media and celebrity reports; and retail and street fashion analysis.
To download images from this site, you will need to create your own login within the WGSN site. Only basic information is required for the account - First Name, Last Name and TMU Email address. You will then be sent a link via email to set up a password for your account. Remember to use your TMU email, otherwise your account will be removed. WGSN accounts need to be renewed every 90 days. Go to create User Accounts for more information.
Canadian Architect Magazine Image Collection
The archive contains thousands of negatives, transparencies and photographs taken for publication in Canadian Architect magazine such as public/pririvate structures, including churches, homes, businesses, airports, government offices and public spaces.
TMU Library Maps
The TMU Libraryrch project is a collaboration between the Toronto Metropolitan University Library & Archives, Department of Architectural Science, and the School of Interior Design. It showcases the architectural, and historical relevance through information and photos of various buildings.
TMU Campus Information Request Form
For Campus information such as floorplans, please email Campus Facilities.
Image Collections on the Web
- AGRAM Database: Architectural Information
Work of Aalto, Le Corbusier, Duiker, Jujol,Italic Title Loos, Melnikov, and Schinkel, Wright is presented on this site with photos, drawings, and models.
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Canadian Architectural Archives
The Image Bank provides an image repository containing 10,000 photographs of the Canadian built environment. It also contains educational resources related to Canadian architecture and architectural photography.
- Cities/Buildings Database (University of Washington)
A collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world.
- Digital Imaging Project (Bluffton University)
Images of sculpture and architecture from Pre-Historic to Post-Modern.
- Esto
Excellent selection of stock "images of architecture and the built environment" by Ezra Stoller and other photographers.
- galinsky: People Enjoying Buildings Worldwide
Free access to exciting modern buildings and the means to explore them: photographs, descriptions and practical visitor information.
- Great Buildings Collection
Documentation of important buildings and architects. Project entries may include textual information, photos, drawings, 3-D models, and references. The web site will tell you if there is additional information on the Great Buildings Collection CD-ROM (see below).
- Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscapes Survey
These Federal programs have documented thousands of historic sites with measured drawings, photographs, and written histories since 1933.
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RIBA Architecture Image Library
RIBApix is a stunning visual archive of over 100,000 digital images brought to you from the magnificent collections of the British Architectural Library. All can be easily purchased or licensed through the RIBApix web shop. Low resolution Images can be downloaded for non-commercial private study or research. - World Images (California State University)
75,000 examples in all areas of visual imagery, including art and architecture.