The Architecture Research Center (ARC) is a branch of the University of Miami Libraries. The center's primary goal is to support the scholarly research, teaching, and learning needs of UMSoA faculty, students, and alumni.
The ARC began as a modest, but pedagogically critical teaching collection of books most of which were donated from faculty and alumni. Commonly referred to as “the reading room”, it was renamed the Paul Buisson Reference Library at the Sixth Annual Library Benefit on April 12, 1991, in honor of Professor Paul Buisson who passed away in 1990.
Generous support through The Henry A. Colina Endowment Fund for the acquisition of architecture research, teaching and learning materials has enabled continuous enhancement of the Architecture Research Center’s collections since 1993.
