Project Details
- Project Name
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
- Location
- DC
- Client/Owner
- Smithsonian Institution
- Project Types
- Cultural
- Shared by
- Annum Architects (formerly Ann Beha Architects)
- Consultants
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Structural Engineer: Silman,Other: GHD,Electrical Engineer: Altieri Sebor Wieber, LLC.,Plumbing Engineer: Altieri Sebor Wieber, LLC.,Landscape Architect: OLIN,Civil Engineer: Wiles Mensch Corporation,Other: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.,Other: EHT Traceries, Inc.
- Project Status
- On the Boards/In Progress
Project Description
Designed by Walker Cain of McKim, Mead & White (later Steinmann, Cain and White) and opened in 1964, the National Museum of American History welcomes more than 3.8 million visitors a year in the 750,000sf building and 12 acre site on the National Mall. ABA’s Master Plan for the renewal and renovation of the building and landscape provides a long-term, phased plan to enhance visitor engagement and access to the museum’s collections, while addressing security, accessibility, sustainability, and resiliency. The Master Plan integrates a thematically rich landscape with the museum to extend the visitor experience to the entire site. ABA’s Plan also transforms the workplace environment for over 500 staff, creating a collaborative and vibrant setting for scholarship, conservation, and research. The Plan renews the museum’s modernist building and site, strengthens connections to the City and the National Mall, and creates a setting for celebrating national treasures and making connections to American history.
