A year ago, the Smithsonian took the unusual step of dropping the museum's architect, Douglas Cardinal, because of delays and contractual disagreements.

They also have allowed the capital to become a showcase for buildings by three of Canada's most prominent architects: Moshe Safdie, Douglas Cardinal, and Raymond Moriyama.

The chief designer, Douglas Cardinal, is of Blackfoot ancestry.

I do think the building will be completed in a way that will please Douglas Cardinal.

Douglas Cardinal is a survivor," Mr. Boddy said in a telephone interview, "and he tends to be routinely underestimated.

Architecturally, the province takes pride in the work of Douglas Cardinal, whose curved designs lend Red Deer College and other Alberta facilities a distinct flavour.

Douglas Cardinal, OC, from Calgary is a renowned architect.

Douglas Cardinal, who is of Blackfoot ancestry, has been named the museum's principal designer.

In 1998 the Smithsonian dismissed the project's original architect, Douglas Cardinal, because of delays and contractual disagreements.

One parishioner countered by saying, "We built a church to worship God, not Douglas Cardinal."