Going Somewhere?

Summer means vacation time! The Architecture Library has a number of travel guides to help you plan your trips. Search CardCat for the keyword "Guidebooks" and limit to "Architecture Library" to find all of the travel guides in the collection. Add a keyword for a specific place to narrow your search.

If you are off to Europe this summer you may want to take a look at Gardens of Europe: a Traveller's Guide (by Charles Quest-Ritson, Garden Art Press, 2007: Call number SB466.E9 Q47 2007). Other new guides in the collection describe Montreal, Seattle, the Netherlands, and Washington, D.C.

Meier's Atheneum in the Architecture Images Collection

Paging through the May issue of Architectural Record you may have seen the article on Richard Meier's Atheneum in New Harmony, IN. The Atheneum is the 2008 winner of the AIA's 25 Year Award, which honors a design that has "stood the test of time."

Ball State users can also find images of the Atheneum in the Architecture Images Collection in the DMR (Digital Media Repository)! Simply search for "Meier" and "Atheneum" to find images like these and more.

For more on the award, see the articles on the AIA or Architectural Record sites.

[Picture credits: David R. Hermansen, photographer; in the Architecture Images Collection.]

Historic Preservation Month

May is Historic Preservation Month. Celebrate by reading up on preservation at the library!

Looking for books? Try these subjects in CardCat:

• Historic preservation
• Historic buildings
• Architecture—Conservation and restoration
• Buildings—Repair and reconstruction
• Cultural property protection
• Landscape protection

Looking for an article? Check out these databases:

• America: History and Life
• The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
• JSTOR

See also the Architecture Library's Online Resources for Historic Preservation page.

And for more on Historic Preservation Month, see the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.