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Architects: SmithGroup
- Area: 430000 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Alan Karchmer, Alex Fradkin
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Bendheim, GKD Metal Fabrics, Zone Display Cases, EverGreene Architectural Arts, LV Wood, McNeel, Novawall, R. Bratti Associates, Trimble
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Lead Architects: David Greenbaum, FAIA (SmithGroup)
Text description provided by the architects. Museum of the Bible is the premier museum dedicated to one of the world’s oldest texts. The new eight-level, 430,000 sqft museums is housed in an adapted historic 1922 refrigerated warehouse in Southwest Washington, DC. It is resolutely modern, incorporating striking architectural forms and cutting-edge technologies. The finished project is the built equivalent of a manuscript that bears traces of several versions of text added and erased over time. The building avoids the easy, literal symbolism that is often associated with biblical representation, in favor of rich but subtle allusions.
