Royal Institute of British Architects

RIBA 13022 Column detail, Temple of Minerva Polias, Priene

RIBA4391 Imperial War Museum, Manchester

RIBA2088 House A, Whipsnade Zoo estate, Whipsnade: the sun-catch

RIBA2461-5 Water pumping station, Isle of Dogs, London

RIBA5446 Villa Farnese, Caprarola: the staircase

RIBA3080-37 Portrait bust of Sir Edwin Lutyens made from a model of a chattri

Sir Basil Spence Print Offer

For the duration of the exhibition 'Back to the Future: Sir Basil Spence 1907-1976' at the RIBA, purchase high quality digital prints of Spence's projects as featured on RIBApix at special offer prices. View images here or go to 'Topics' for full details.

Architecture, Photography, and Form

A collection of images to illustrate the power both architecture and photography have to excite the observer with the unexpected, challenging our perspectives and the way in which we usually perceive buildings. Click on 'Topics' for further details.

RIBApix

Welcome to RIBApix, a growing database dedicated to providing you with exceptional and unique images from the collections of the British Architectural Library at the Royal Institute of British Architects, the world’s most extensive visual archive devoted to architecture.

Content
RIBApix covers world architecture of all periods together with related subjects such as interior design, landscape, topography, planning, construction and the decorative arts. Many of the images are also of social documentary importance.

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You can use Quick search to do simple free–text searches. For more structured searching by categories such as subject, architect and building or combinations of these you should use one of the subject search options and Advanced search. You may also simply Browse the database. Information on how to make best use of our flexible searching facilities can be found in Search help.

Educational and personal use
All images on this site are the copyright of the Royal Institute of British Architects, but low resolution copies may be downloaded free of charge for personal use or teaching purposes.

Purchasing images
Higher resolution copies suitable for most types of publication or conventional photographs for private use or publication may be ordered online. Prices and Terms and Conditions give more information.

More images
Although images are constantly being added to our online image database, these form only a small proportion of the many millions we have in stock. You can find more details of these by visiting the RIBA Library Catalogue or simply Contact us.

Our funding
RIBApix is generously funded by the Garfield Weston Foundation, the British Architectural Library Trust, and the Library Committee of the British Architectural Library, with additional support from the Lutyens Trust.