a museum where people embrace their different backgrounds and learn from each other. Prime minister's idea for multicultural Canadian society aligned well with Cardinal's vision. The overall concept and purpose of the building corresponded with his ideas. However, in 1984 the new Brian Mulroney government was not approving of Cardinal's design. He then lost his team on the project and was not fully paid for his previous work. This was a tremendous loss for the architect, but he was too driven to fulfill this project and was not willing to give up. After long years of defending his design, he eventually finished the museum and it became one of his many fundamental projects. The Group of Seven In 20th century, there were several artistic hierarchies, such as Canadian Group of Seven. Cardinal was part of a similar group that included some of Canada's most influential architects, such as Moshe Safdie, Raymond Moriyama, Eberhard Zeidler, Arthur Erickson, Ray Affleck and Ron Thom. This environment was encouraging for the architect and they often shared ideas and passion to create great architecture. Although all of their styles and conceptual vision were different, they all agreed on creating with meaning and beauty, instead of commercial skyscrapers of that era. However, his personal and financial problems often made him lose his direction and consequently he did not receive as much recognition as his peers. These instances include his design of the Grand Prairie Regional College in Alberta. Opened in 1974, this project did not meet government's simplistic and modernistic vision for the project and went over budget. Works Among the many projects Cardinal has completed in his career are the following: St. Mary's Church (1968) Red Deer, Alberta Diamond Jenness Secondary School (1972) Hay River, Northwest Territories Fairview Elementary School (1975) Red Deer, Alberta Alberta Government Services (Provincial) Building (1976) Ponoka, Alberta Grande Prairie Regional College (1976) Grande Prairie, Alberta Precam Elementary School (1976) La Ronge, Saskatchewan St. Albert Place & City Hall (1976) St. Albert, Alberta Grotski Residence (1978) Edmonton, Alberta Spruce Grove City Hall (1981) in Spruce Grove, Alberta Spruce Grove Composite High School (1982) Spruce Grove, Alberta Cardinal Residence (1982) Stony Plain, Alberta Edmonton Space And Science Centre (1984) Coronation Park, Edmonton, Alberta, which has since been renovated and rebranded as the Telus World of Science Leighton Artist Colony, at the Banff Centre (1985) Banff, Alberta Sioux Valley (1986) Sioux Valley, Manitoba