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Date
1-1-1990
Description
The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, part of the Audubon Nature Institute, was founded by a joint venture called the "Bienville Group," a group of five New Orleans architectural firms. Construction was completed in 1990: 110,000 square feet with three stories, and built of concrete with glazed ceramic brick. The aquarium's design is based around the habitats within it, with ample room for rotational viewings of the animals. The Audubon Aquarium's construction was a significant cultural development for New Orleans and introduced new tourism to the city
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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Role
Architectural Firm
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
museum, aquarium, New Orleans, Louisiana
Notes
Bibliography: "Audubon Aquarium of the Americas - Concordia." Concordia, n.d. concordia.com/projects/audubon-aquarium-of-the-americas. Accessed 6 Oct. 2016. "Architecture Portfolio." Billes Partners, 2013, www.billespartners.com/pages/portfolio/default.aspx?catid=3. Accessed 6 Oct. 2016.