{"id":10237,"date":"2016-12-21T10:51:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T15:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/?post_type=product&#038;p=10237"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:49:37","slug":"design-principles-canadian-museum-of-history","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/product\/design-principles-canadian-museum-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Principles: Canadian Museum of History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Design Principles: Canadian Museum of History<\/strong><br \/>\nby Douglas Cardinal<\/p>\n<p>2016, ISBN 978-1-988282-04-6<br \/>\n88 pages, 40 illustrations, 30 x 21 cm, paperback<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Museum of Man grows out of the landscape and is indiscernible from it. It moves and flows with the contours of the land.\u201d \u2014 Douglas Cardinal.<\/p>\n<p>In 1982, the Government of Canada engaged in the design and construction of a new National Museum of Man \u2014 now the Canadian Museum of History, an iconic building on the shores of the Ottawa River. Based on the strength of his vision, Douglas Cardinal was selected from among 12 distinguished finalists as the architect of record.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Canadian Museum of History is the largest and most visited museum in the country, and the building is a must-see destination for tourists visiting the region. In his <em>Design Principles<\/em>, Cardinal reflects on his vision for the building and its surroundings \u2014 how the grand curvilinear forms allow visitors to feel the Museum\u2019s connection with nature. Moving through its spaces is an extraordinarily interesting experience that is truly Canadian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his <em>Design Principles<\/em>, Douglas Cardinal reflects on his vision for the Canadian Museum of History and its surroundings \u2014 how the grand curvilinear forms allow visitors to feel the Museum\u2019s connection with nature. Moving through its spaces is an extraordinarily interesting experience that is truly Canadian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[302],"product_tag":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/10237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=10237"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/boutique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=10237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}