Online Digital Collection Shows Architecture and Urban Planning Images of Cincinnati and the World

Boulevards by Baron Georges-Eugene Haussman, Paris. Photo by Eric Anspack

Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by Erissa Mackaron

Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo by Maria Ramirez.

Cincinnati’s Music Hall, Krohn Conservatory, and the Roebling Suspension Bridge, along with the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Trafalgar Square in London, and a traditional Somali House are just some of the images available online via a new collection available through University Libraries Digital Projects Web site.

The Architecture and Urban Planning Collection produced by the Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) Library, contains over 2,500 images from China, Africa, Europe, and the United States, particularly in Cincinnati. The images in the collection were provided by University of Cincinnati students, faculty, and staff, professional and amateur photographers, and the Cincinnati Preservation Association. Many of the images represent urban planning research projects of DAAP faculty and students.

The images in the Architecture and Urban Planning Collection are available to the general public. Visitors to the collection can view thumbnails and large versions of the images, as well as rotate, zoom in and out, magnify particular areas, download and print the images.

The Architecture and Urban Planning Collection joins other University Libraries Digital Projects available online via the Digital Projects Web site including:

• The News Record Online: issues of the University of Cincinnati’s independent student newspaper from September 1960 through July 1970.
• George Catlin: The Printed Works: over 600 images of lithographic, chromolithographic, and engraved plates from Catlin’s principal printed works. George Catlin (1792-1872) traveled the North American continent from 1830 to 1838 to chronicle the people, customs and traditions of Native American tribes.
• Lewis & Clark: The Journey: celebrates the bicentennial of the expedition by providing resources for education and research from the collections of
  the University Libraries and beyond.

Digital Projects provide access to digital materials in support of University Libraries’ mission to provide excellent research collections and expedite access to knowledge.

The Architecture and Urban Planning Collection is growing continually. For information on contributing images, please consult with Elizabeth Meyer, Visual Resources Librarian, at elizabeth.meyer@uc.edu.

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