Sharjah desert visitor centre takes its shape from prehistoric sea urchins

Hopkins Architects has completed the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre on a former prehistoric sea in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE.
The visitor centre is in the desert 30 miles south-east of the city of Sharjah, alongside the Jebel Buhais archaeological site within the Al Madam plain.
"Our first sight of Jebel Buhais was in the late afternoon sun, exploring the area after the midday heat," said Simon Fraser, principal at Hopkins Architects."It is an amazingly beautiful, barren set