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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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DESCRIPTION |
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MATERIALS |
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steel, reinforced concrete, plastic material, glass
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ECO-SUSTAINABILITY |
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Certifications |
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LOCATION |
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  North America |
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Nation |
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  United States |
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  District of Columbia |
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  Washington D.C. |
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Address |
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  Constitution Ave., NW, 14th St. NW
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Telephone |
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Website |
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E-mail |
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MAP |
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Museums and buildings for exhibitions
Ethnographic museums
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS | Landscape architecture
Public parks
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ARCHITECTURE | Commercial buildings
Shops
Bars, cafeterias
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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2008 - 2009
progetto vincitore di concorso
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Realisation |
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2012 - 2016 |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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Hugh Pearman, "David's Goliath", Icon 160, october 2016, pp. 64-75 |
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Kim O’Connell, "The National Mall Finally Gets Its Crown", Architect 9/2016, september 2016, "AIA Architect" pp. 76-79 |
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"Envelope", Architecture Today 271, september 2016, "Focus" pp. 66-79 Alan Karchmer (photo), "Reference Points", Architecture Today 271, september 2016, "Focus" pp. 66-67 (66-79) |
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Josephine Minutillo, "National Museum of African American History and Culture nears completion", Architectural Record 6/2016, june 2016, p. 22 |
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Mabel O. Wilson, Begin With the Past. Building the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Books, Washington D.C. 2016 |
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"David Adjaye", Icon 108, june 2012, p. 158 |
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Clay Risen, "Plinth and Crown", Architect 7/2009, july 2009, "culture" pp. 38, 40 |
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"Minority report", Architectural Record 5/2009, may 2009 , pp. 77-92 David Sokol, "Marrying content to container", Architectural Record 5/2009, may 2009 , pp. 82-86 (77-92) |
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Katie Gerfen, "National Museum of African American History and Culture", Architect 5/2009, may 2009, "Buildings" pp. 55-57 |
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DIMENSIONAL DATA |
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Surface |
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sq.m. 32,526 (sq.ft. 330,000) site ha. 2 (5 acre) |
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5 above ground 5 belowe ground |
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STRUCTURES |
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STAFF |
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Architect of record |
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The Freelon Group, Inc. with Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond, and Smith Group |
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Construction management |
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Clark, Smoot, Russell, JV |
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Exhibition design |
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Ralph Appelbaum Associates |
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ANNOTATIONS |
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Six finalists were chosen for the NMAAHC building design competition:
- Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup
- Devrouax & Purnell Architects/Planners and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Foster + Partners
- Moody Nolan in association with Antoine Predock Architect
- Moshe Safdie and Associatest
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CREDITS |
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Photos © Alan Karchmer/NMAAHC Courtesy of NMAAHC Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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