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National Museum of African ArtSmithsonian The design rests on three cornerstones: the “corona” shape and form of the building the extension of the building out into the landscape – the porch and the bronze filigree envelope.Title: National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institute The metal lattice enveloping the building pays homage to the intricate ironwork produced by enslaved African Americans in Louisiana and other states.Īccording to Adjaye Associates' website, the architect's approach 'was to establish both a meaningful relationship to the unique site and a strong conceptual resonance with America’s deep and longstanding African heritage.

It highlights the design's layered structure which derives from the motif of three-tiered crowns in Yoruban art from West Africa while the angles of each layer match that of the capstone of the nearby Washington Monument. This design - known as an exploded axonometric view - shows how the different parts of the building fit together.

The building houses galleries, office space, theatre space, as well as collection storage for the NMAAHC. Located on Constitution Avenue, adjacent to the National Museum of American History and the Washington Monument, the building is intended to resonate with America's longstanding African heritage while acknowledging its unique site on Washington's National Mall. This print shows Sir David Adjaye's design for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC, USA.Īdjaye Associates won the competition to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2009 and it was opened in 2016, winning the Beazley Design of the Year award the following year. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,