African American History and Culture Museum

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The $500 million branch of the Smithsonian in Washington breaks ground today for an opening in the autumn of 2015.

London-based Adjaye is working with the insightful architect Philip Freelon, of Durham, North Carolina. (The team includes architecture firms Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup.)

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