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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (2A CASE STUDY)
Our objective was to select a building with an interesting facade and research its materials, structure, and facade. All the models found below were created with Revit and Lumion Pro Student.
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The building is mainly comprised of steel trusses (50mm horizontal, 300mm vertical), 4 central concrete columns, 1200mm x 875mm aluminum panels, and the 3 trapezoidal tiers that were inspired from a crown on the Yoruban Caryatid.
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Project Date: February 2021
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Team: Andy Xu, Frank Hong, Dominic Nguyen, Ryan Williams
![NMAAHC_1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/137bc4_ae76bcce044e4d75a3b3d6c54d9d99b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1282,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/137bc4_ae76bcce044e4d75a3b3d6c54d9d99b2~mv2.jpg)
NMAAHC_1
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NMAAHC_2
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NMAAHC_1
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![render3.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/137bc4_df0b2bd660f649ab89b2d085b27ad239~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_328,y_0,w_6792,h_4320/fill/w_531,h_338,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/render3.jpg)
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