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National Museum of African American History and Culture Smithsonian Institution

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Location
Washington, DC
Year
2015

Davis Brody Bond, part of the Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup team, is designing the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, art, history and culture with collections covering slavery, post-Civil War reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights movement. The Smithsonian Institution’s newest museum, won in an international design competition, will be located on a five-acre tract of land on the National Mall adjacent to the Washington Monument. Sustainability has been a primary consideration from the initial conception and when completed, the new NMAAHC will stand as a demonstration of best practices in environmental design. The building itself will be a tool for teaching the importance of environmental stewardship through design excellence.

Other Projects by Davis Brody Bond

Princeton University Neuroscience and Psychology Complex
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District of Columbia Public Library Watha T. Daniel / Shaw Library
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John C. Daniels School
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Dillard University International Center for Economic Freedom
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The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Baltimore