In collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

The Anzali Ecology Educational Center is a place where children can learn about the wetland and develop a closer relationship with its natural environment. Through classrooms, galleries and spaces for observation, the center introduces young visitors to the ecology of Anzali Wetland and the diverse forms of life it supports.

The educational experience focuses on the birds, plants and other living organisms of the wetland, as well as the relationships between them. Children are encouraged to discover how water, vegetation, wildlife and human activity are connected, and how changes to one part of the environment can affect the whole ecosystem.

The center also provides an opportunity to learn about the wetland’s local ecological and community resources, as well as its carrying capacity: the limits within which people can use and enjoy the landscape without damaging the systems that sustain it. These ideas are presented through activities and experiences suited to children.

The building brings educational spaces into contact with the surrounding landscape. Its openings and terraces provide places to look out towards the wetland, allowing observation to become part of the learning experience. Raised portions of the building maintain a relationship with the ground and vegetation beneath them.

Developed in collaboration with JICA, the project brings together architecture and environmental education. It offers children a place to learn, explore and build an understanding of why the wetland matters and how it can be cared for.