A question came to us recently regarding the proper way to assign geographic subdivisions for architecture headings in LCSH. We were grateful for the refresher and reassurance we were on the right track and thought others might appreciate the same.
Question: Where are the instructions for assigning geographic subdivisions to the subject heading Architecture?
Answer (as found in the scope note for Architecture):
This heading is subdivided by place for works on architecture indigenous to the place named, e.g. Architecture–United States.
The heading is qualified by a national qualifier for works on architecture of the type named in the qualifier but located in other places, e.g. Architecture, American–India.
Examples:
650 #0 Architecture, Chinese $z United States.
650 #0 Architecture $z China $z Beijing.
but not 650 #0 Architecture, Chinese $z China $z Beijing.