How successful is the building for the new Museum of the American Indian in Washington? “It is pleasing to report that the architecture is very good, and quite strange. The building rises above the elm trees of the Mall like a monumental apparition. Its curving walls shout, “Look at me!” And the more you do, the more there is to see and think about. Even more satisfying is the conclusion that, physically and philosophically, the new building creates a strong, tension-filled dialogue with its setting, and carries it off with amazing grace.”