 As the golden sun rises over the U.S. Capitol, its first rays strike the gentle slope of the National Museum of the American Indian's shallow dome. It then illuminates the graceful curve of an extreme cantilever sheltering the outdoor welcoming area. This fluid, curvilinear building, reminiscent of a Western mesa, is not only golden by reflection, but intrinsically, as the rough-hewn Kasota stone retains its warm amber hue after the sun has passed. Click on "Full Story" to view entire Table of Contents.
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Lloyd Kiva New’s artistic vision and pragmatic approach set the course for many renowned cultural institutions, including the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, the Heard Museum of Phoenix, the Plains Indian Museum of the Buffalo Bill Historic Center in Cody, Wyoming, and the soon-to-be-opened National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. 
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