Wynn Earl

This Project began as a design competition for the development of a large site in Fujian Province in China. The development was to have a cultural center which included underground parking, a museum with art galleries, an amphitheater, cafe, social sciences center, and ample indoor and outdoor gathering spaces.

Fujian Province is known for its temperate climate and mountainous terrain. Along with the topography the rivers and rapids that make their way through the landscape were used as inspiration for the buildings form. Rocks resting within a river stand the test of time while simultaneously being shaped by its erosive forces. Conceptually the building is two stones and represents the culture of the people, ancient and stable within the ever changing and moving waters (both literally and figuratively) around it.