BIHAR MUSEUM - AWA Lighting Designers

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B I H AR M US E U M
LOCATION
CLIENT
ARCHITECT
YEAR
VISUALS
Patna India
Government of Bihar
Maki and Associates
Opolis
2012 - 2014
AWA & Maki and Associates
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Bihar, the birthplace of Siddhartha, who later became
Shakyamuni Buddha. The architecture evokes the
cultural history and epic scope of the Bihar region in a
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AWA’s lighting solution is intended to evoke a sense
of calm and peacefulness. AWA has worked closely
with the architects, and with Opolis, to create an
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architectural masterpiece that showcases the life and
times of Buddha and the glorious history of Bihar.
The project is being funded by the Department of
Art, Culture, and Youth (DACY) of the Government of
the State of Bihar in conjunction with the Building
Construction Department (BCD) of the Government of
Bihar. The Master planning consultants for the Museum
are Lord Cultural Resources, the oldest and largest
cultural planning consultancy in the world. The project
is situated on a 13.9 acre plot of land and is planned
to open in the end of 2014. The collections that
will be displayed in the Museum include historically
well as artifacts that tell stories of Gautama Buddha,
Pataliputra, and Zen.
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