Nature Observatory

Concentrate on building existing conditions analysis skills. The landscape context shown has absolutely no relationship to the location the project is said to be within. The Serengetti is a largely a grass based landscape with isolated trees. Not a jungle. The plant material used in the illustrations are jungle types. The elephant in one of the illustrations is an Asian elephant not an African elephant. These convey that no attempt was seriously made to understand the basic context of the project. Another major consideration is the language used in design concept is so negative and the imaging so dark and unappealing. If the project's point was that all such visitors centers are anathema to a whole world health of wildlife, it would have been stronger to make that case outright. And instead come up with your strongest solution to counter act that. Perhaps a remote immersive experience a whole continent away that has people engage through 3D, smell, and other now possible remote sensory experience. And, there by make it so they don't go the wild places and pollute them. If you want to be a great designer...Design solutions!!

Really nice soft and low impact scheme. The use of natural materials and floating spaces is very imaginative.