The Atheneum - New Harmony, IN, USA
N 38° 07.900 W 087° 56.316
16S E 417740 N 4220839
Modern building in a historic town built by Richard Meier
Waymark Code: WMCWKZ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2011
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The Atheneum is a building in New Harmony, IN. In a town of great historic buildings dating back nearly 200 years ago, this 1979 building by architect Richard Meier is simply amazing.
The building has won several architecture awards through the years, like the Progressive Architecture Award in 1979, American Institute of Architects in 1982, and the 25-Year Award in 2008.
The building houses the town's visitor center, a movie theater that seats 200 for a historic movie about New Harmony, a few scale-models of the buildings in the town, and a gallary that showcases the works of Richard Meier, the architect of the building.
Richard Meier is a multiple time architectural award winner, including the Pritzker Prize in 1984 and the gold medal of architecture from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 2008.
Architect: Richard Meier
Prize received: RIBA Royal Gold Medal
In what year: 1984
Website about the Architect: [Web Link]
Website about the building: [Web Link]
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