my guest this week is the architect designing the national museum of african american history and culture, david adjaye. >> most architects spend years, and years pursuing a degree. you have one year of formal architectural training. what do you think... >> you did your research. busted! >> well, it's very interesting, though. what gave you the courage to just carve your own path like that? >> when i started, i was extremely scared about the whole thing. but i was also incredibly inspired by this thing. when i did my research into how architecture was being taught at that time, and what the big voices were, i found that i just disagreed. and i didn't have empathy with the discussion. because i felt that the discussion had become very formal. had become about architects naval-gazing, in a way. and kinda debating the style of something, versus the style of something else. i wanted to find a path that engaged more with what the world was, and what people were doing. so, i found that i had to kind of carve my own path. that's the path i took. >> when you were a boy living in ghana your brothe

he's designing the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is

he's designing the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is trying tke

he's designing the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is trying to make architecture relevant. >> i hold the work up the

of here in 1863. the national constitution center is back there. the african-american museum is over here. the national museum of american jewish history is over here. the present home of the liberty bell is right there. it's slr fitting that pope francis makes this one of his new world destinations. this is a place of history and significance, but more than that, it is a place of strong values, high ideals and values that pay tribute to justice, fairness, openness and welcome. pope francis reminds us all of what it is to be human in its most exalted ways, and so does this place. the holy father suggests we should organized our lives in a way that promote fairness and justice. this place tells us we should govern ourselves according to those very same values. the holy father tells us that t this place, that a government so founded should aspire to that same nobility. the holy father tells us we can be better than we often are. this place tells us our government can be better, too. 'honored and proud to welcome all of you to pennsylvania and holy father, too. this is a big event for all of us in pennsylvania and for all of you. in a few