National Museum of the American Indian / Washington D.C.

(From the archives of 2012)

The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Initial design concepts by GBQC and Douglas Cardinal Ltd., which included consultants Douglas Cardinal (Blackfoot), Johnpaul Jones (Cherokee/Choctaw), Donna House (Diné/Oneida) and Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi). Project was further developed by Jones, House, and Sakiestewa, along with the architecture firms Jones & Jones, SmithGroup in collaboration with Lou Weller (Caddo) and the Native American Design Collaborative, and Polshek Partnership Architects. [Info source: NMAI]. The first Smithsonian museum to gain a LEED rating (silver). Museum opened in 2005 at the National Mall, Washington D.C.