6 Breathtaking Designs For The New African-American Museum On The Mall

Toby InvestorSpot 03/28/2009 22:41

Plans for the final museum on the National Mall in Washington D.C. are beginning to fall into place! Yesterday the Smithsonian Institution opened an exhibit of the six architectural designs being considered for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture... and they are all breathtaking!

This past February, the Smithsonian chose six architectural firms to create concepts for the $500 million museum, which will be built on 5 acres between the National Museum of American History and the Washington Monument. With apologies to the Smithsonian, I've messed up its map with a blue circle (left), so you can see where the new museum will be built.

Map of National Mall w/ blue circle by Toby

The six models proposed to the Smithsonian are on display at the Castle Building, at the Information Center on the Mall. Both 3-dimensional models and drawings are included for observation.

1. Devrouax + Purnell Architects & Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects

View from the Washington Monument

View from the Mall

2. Diller Scofidio + Renfro In Association With Kling Stubbins

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