National Museum of the American IndianBuilt: 2004
Style: Organic
Project Designer: Douglas Cardinal (Blackfoot) of Ottawa, Canada
Design Architects: GBQC Architects of Philadelphia and Johnpaul Jones (Cherokee/Choctaw)
Project Architects: Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects Ltd. of Seattle and SmithGroup of Washington, D.C., with Lou Weller (Caddo) and the Native American Design Collaborative, and Polshek Partnership Architects of New York City
Design Consultants: Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi) and Donna House (Navajo/Oneida)
Landscape Architects: Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects Ltd. of Seattle and EDAW Inc. of Alexandria, Va.
Construction: Clark Construction Company of Bethesda, Md. and Table Mountain Rancheria Enterprises Inc (CLARK/TMR)
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Many groups of Native Peoples contributed to the design of the National Museum of the American Indian. Rising five stories, the curvilinear building is constructed to resemble natural stone formations. The exterior walls are made with gold-colored Kasota limestone from Minnesota. Other materials include granite, bronze, copper, maple, cedar, and alder. At the entrance, acrylic prisms capture the light.
The National Museum of the American Indian is set in a 4.25 acres landscape that recreates early American forests, meadows, and wetlands.
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