The jury acknowledges the project’s objective to establish linkages both locally and across the region. Architecture merges here with new media to become a platform for modern communication and participation – a civic tool to strengthen local and regional identity. Located at the threshold between land and water, the structure furthermore encapsulates the effects of climate change on coastal communities in Africa. The use of indigenous materials such as bamboo to create a media center offers the opportunity to create an architecture that goes beyond tradition, while respecting the past.