Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library
Avery Library's rich collections include materials on architecture, historic preservation, art history, painting, sculpting, graphic arts, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology, from all areas of the world and many time periods. Avery Library also houses three special collections, Art Properties, Avery Classics Collection, and Drawings & Archives, available by appointment only. Read more about Avery's Collections & History.
![Teresa M. Harris](/content/dam/people/active/Teresa_Harris.face.jpg)
Teresa M. Harris
Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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![Jenny Davis](/content/dam/people/person.face.jpg)
Jenny Davis
Research Services Librarian
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![Roberto C. Ferrari](/content/dam/people/active/Roberto_Ferrari.rcf2123.2023-10-11.116.F.jpg)
Roberto C. Ferrari
Curator of Art Properties; Lecturer in Art History & Archaeology
- Art Properties
![Lena Newman](/content/dam/people/active/Lena_Newman.lan2115.2018-09-17.F.jpg)
Lena Newman
Special Collections Librarian
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![Christine M. Sala](/content/dam/people/person.face.jpg)
Christine M. Sala
Architecture & Fine Arts Librarian
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![James Sobczak](/content/dam/people/active/James_Sobczak.js6046.2023-10-11.107.F.jpg)
James Sobczak
Avery Index Editor
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![Zak Rouse](/content/dam/people/active/Zachary_Rouse.ztr2102.2018-09-17.F.jpg)
Zak Rouse
Head, Access Services and Collection Management
- Avery Library
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The Avery Collection (architecture and related topics) and Fine Arts Collection (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc.) are both in-library use only, but the majority of the Avery-LC Collection (all topics in Avery Library’s scope acquired 2011 or after) circulates.
- No food is allowed in Avery Library; drinks are allowed in spill-proof containers.
- Study carrels and tables with lots of natural light
- When working in groups, please respect your neighbors and keep conversations quiet.
- Headphones are required when listening to audio content.
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Avery Library Announces Major Gift of the Michael Sorkin Collection: Internationally Renowned Architecture Critic, Designer, Urbanist, and Professor Devoted to Social Justice
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library is pleased to announce a major gift of drawings, papers, and architectural records from Michael Sorkin, a renowned critic, designer, and professor who was devoted to social justice.