# Architecture & Urban Design — PUBLICMCP Public Library

Architectural drawings, photographs, and plans documenting New York City's built environment — buildings, bridges, public works, and urban development from the 19th and 20th centuries.

- Source institution: New York Public Library
- Set id: `nypl-set-architecture`
- Items: 2,009
- Canonical page: https://publicmcp.org/library/nypl-architecture

## Query via MCP (no API key)

```
search_library(query="architecture", source="nypl")
# endpoint: https://library.publicmcp.org/mcp — no API key required
```

## Sample items (25 of 2,009)

- [Construction of homes. Libertyville Homesteads, Illinois.](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/170f9450-a3d0-013e-be57-0242ac110002)
- [Foundation forms for homes under construction at the Resettlement Administration project, Ironwood, Michigan. Farm buildings in process of removal at left.](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c339e550-203d-013d-d3b4-0242ac110005)
- [Group of people on an urban street.](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5633afb0-f9c3-013c-24e8-0242ac110003)
- [An architectural nightmare, fortunately rare, found near Ithaca, New York.](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd399fc0-f9c2-013c-1c3a-0242ac110005)
- [Construction workers on porch of local boarding house on highway near Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia. They pay six dollars a week, several in a room. They are employed on Belair Construction job building defense housing project.](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d39197c0-985c-013c-8e22-0242ac110003)
- [Costume design \[Leading Player, 6 designs\] for the stage production Pippin](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b234b100-3624-013c-2fb4-0242ac110004)
- [Costume design \[Leading Player, vest design\] for the stage production Pippin](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a7fa6e0-3625-013c-01fc-0242ac110004)
- [Whitmore, Sally Design Studio](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-2295-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Steel Grillage Footings - Design of](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-5ad4-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Shelter Building (Building Materials) J-5 Murals](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-45d6-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Revised Forecast of Direct Construction Expenditures](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-08ec-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Stiles, L.S. (Construction Engineer)](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-4ceb-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Purchase Procedure of Board of Design](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-f708-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Request for Board of Design Files](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-0846-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Report on Fair Constructed Buildings](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-0731-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Production Building - Program for the Design of](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-faea-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [State Buildings as Design Material](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-511d-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Restaurant Areas in Fair-Constructed Buildings](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-0df4-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Merchandise Concessions in Fair-constructed Buildings](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-1a18-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Policy & Procedure - Design & Construction Services for Foreign Governments](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-eb11-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Policy & Procedure - Design & Construction Services for State Governments](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-eb13-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Piracy of World's Fair Designs](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-e60a-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Mayan Architecture](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-164a-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Report of Board of Design to Committee on Architecture & Physical Planning 8-31-36](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-0721-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Status of Construction of Exhibitors Buildings](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-60b9-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)

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