WUYÁMUSH MEMORIAL AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY LAB

Advanced Studio,
Faculty: Tod Williams, Billie Tsien and Andrew Benner
2020

The Wuyamush center, meaning “be happy and well” in Mohegan- Pequot, the center can anchor the cultural identity to fisher’s island, attract new users, as well as an additional stream of income to the island. The climate of Fishers Island is neighborly but exclusive, most amenities within walking distance. predominantly older married couples, with  too few children in the school. Little age, racial or economic diversity on the island, combined with the collective amnesia of its original history and culture presents the appropriate climate for a memorial cultural  center.  This project is the proposal and research for a Pequot memorial center and food sovereignty lab. This project allows suffering to speak. Residents of the island as well as new visitors, indigenous and non indigenous are granted the opportunity to contribute to an intellectual, moral and spiritual task. 

Architecture