Museum in Indian Patna by Fumihiko Maki

At the end of last year, five international architectural firms (Coop Himmelb(l)au, Foster & Partners, Maki & Associate, Snøhetta, Studio Daniel Libeskind) were selected for the second round for the museum in the city of Patna in northeastern India, from which the winning studio of Tokyo architect Fumihiko Maki, in collaboration with the local office Opolis, emerged in February.
The new museum is intended to replace an old structure from 1917, which has long ceased to meet the requirements for modern museum buildings. The new complex will primarily display art objects from the Magadha dynasty (6th-4th century BC). A set of ground-level structures reminiscent of giant burial mounds is planned to rise on a 55,000 m² site. In reality, it will consist of several variably-heighted buildings with different functions: an entrance pavilion, an office wing, classrooms, workshop spaces, and primarily exhibition galleries, which are arranged around an inner atrium over two floors. The division of the site into several different parts will allow for great flexibility in the case of future expansions of the museum.
It is rumored that the first prize was originally to be awarded to Foster's design, but due to concerns about a possible sharp increase in construction costs, the local government chose Fumihiko Maki's proposal, which will have to manage with a budget of 71 million dollars.