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The V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership

The Partnership| is the initiative between the Victoria and Albert Museum| and the Royal Institute of British Architects to promote the understanding and enjoyment of architecture.

Together the V&A and the RIBA have opened the Architecture Gallery|, the first permanent gallery of its type in the UK, and new study rooms at the V&A. There you can access the world-class collections of architectural material from the V&A and RIBA.

Pidgeon Digital collection

In the Library at 66 Portland Place, members of RIBA can access the Pidgeon Digital| collection of illustrated talks by architects and designers, dating from 1979 to the present. Recently added recordings have included Will Alsop, Renzo Piano and Cecil Balmond.

Early Printed Books 1478-1840

A catalogue of the British Architectural Library Early Imprints Collection.

Winner of the Besterman/McColvin Medal for an outstanding work of reference: printed category. Paul Nash, compiler and editor, won the Walford Award, for an individual who has made a sustained contribution to bibliography. The awards are organised by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP|).

Directory of British Architects 1834-1914

More than 11,000 British architects working between 1834 and 1914 are included in this updated and expanded directory, complied by staff of the RIBA British Architectural Library. Its scope extends beyond members of the RIBA, to cover all those who practised architecture in Great Britain and overseas.

London: Continuum, July 2001. Two volumes (2,240 pages). ISBN 9780826449634