Archinect - News2024-12-22T01:18:26-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150309606/fentress-architects-selected-to-design-the-california-indian-heritage-center-in-sacramento
Fentress Architects selected to design the California Indian Heritage Center in Sacramento Nathaniel Bahadursingh2022-05-11T15:26:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cf/cf63d76d488f4c892e5f09bca8cb5c6f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/32757256/fentress-architects" target="_blank">Fentress Architects</a> has been chosen by California State Parks and the California Indian Heritage Center Task Force to design the California Indian Heritage Center (CIHC) in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/15336/sacramento" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>. </p>
<p>Per a press announcement, the site will be a destination where “visitors from across California, the nation, and the world will be drawn to this center of statewide significance for cultural preservation, learning and exchange, land stewardship based on Native American values, and a place to engage all visitors celebrating the living cultures of California tribal communities.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6ac3120f4ddc015ff20cc55f61713021.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6ac3120f4ddc015ff20cc55f61713021.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>California Indian Heritage Center location plan. Image via <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/files/final_gp_eir_indian_heritage_july_2011.pdf" target="_blank">Final General Plan & Environmental Impact Report, 2011</a>.</figcaption></figure><p>The 51-acre CIHC will be located at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers in West Sacramento. The project reflects a decades-long collaboration between the state and California Native American tribal governments and communities, along with allied individuals and institutions. The development gained mo...</p>