The Atheneum--page 1 of 5 (distant views of the exterior)

Richard Meier
1978-79



A WALK AROUND THE BUILDING--FROM THE WEST COUNTER-CLOCKWISE

This four-story visitors' center houses offices, a small auditorium, and exhibit space. On a hill outside the historic village of New Harmony, it is the starting point for the tour of this utopian community. The brilliant white steel frame building is clad in square (2' 6") porcelain enamel panels.

The west (entrance) facade; see also details of the curved west front and the west entrance.

 

The south facade (left) and east facade (center and right); see additional details of the south and east facades.

 

The facade from the northeast and north

 

The facade from the northwest and west




See also details of the west curved front, the west entrance, the south and east facades, and the interior.


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