Tennessee Aquarium
Name of Building
Tennessee Aquarium
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Chattanooga, Tennesse, United States
Date the building was designed and/or first built
1992 (Opening year)
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Peter Chermayeff (Architect)
Geo-Location
35.055861643894694, -85.31107081942399
Architectural Type
Public
Building Description
The Tennessee aquarium is a an aquarium that focuses primarily on freshwater habitats. The exterior of the building has four prominent glass pyramids protruding from the top of the structure. The color of the building is comprised of alternating reddish-brown and sandy colored lines that are reminiscent of a wooden house.
The interior of the building is designed in way that takes the visitor from beginning to end of the Tennessee River. It starts off with exhibits that focus on local mountainous wildlife all the way to species found in the Gulf of Mexico. The aquarium itself eventually exits out into the riverfront of the Tennessee River. Connecting the journey inside to the place outside.
The interior of the building is designed in way that takes the visitor from beginning to end of the Tennessee River. It starts off with exhibits that focus on local mountainous wildlife all the way to species found in the Gulf of Mexico. The aquarium itself eventually exits out into the riverfront of the Tennessee River. Connecting the journey inside to the place outside.
Image source
Image 1. TN_Aquarium_01 (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/TN_Aquarium_01.jpg)
Student First and Last Name
Jayce Johnson
Bibliographic references for the item
1. https://tnaqua.org/about-us/
2. https://www.pbs.org/video/tennessee-life-812-architecture-371dl9/
2. https://www.pbs.org/video/tennessee-life-812-architecture-371dl9/
Citation
Peter Chermayeff (Architect) , “Tennessee Aquarium,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/131.
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