ELSON S. FLOYD CULTURAL CENTER BEGAN WITH A VISION THAT STUDENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WOULD FEEL WELCOME.
AS PROJECT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, OUR INTEGRATED TEAM WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS, TRIBAL MEMBERS, STUDENT LEADERS AND ARTISTS TO CREATE A BUILDING/SITE DESIGN THAT MIMICKED THE SURROUNDING PALOUSE LANDSCAPE.
THOUGHTFULLY CURATING THE EXPERIENCE FROM GATHERING SPACE (LIVING ROOM) THAT OPENS OUT TO THE EXTERIOR EVENT SPACE, TO A NATIVE LANDSCAPE FORM THAT LEADS YOU TO THE MEDITATION ROOM. I AM PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE ENTRY WATERFALL INSTALLATION, INDICATING THE HISTORY OF THE NEZ PERCE'S LAND'S DIMINISHING SIZE OF PALOUSE'S FIRST NATIONS DUE TO THE ENCROACHMENT OF COLONIZATION.
