The project for the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center was born with symbolic expectations. The construction of the center was in fact part of the agreements between the Paris government and the local authorities for the independence of New Caledonia. The center is the expression of a centuries-old tradition of relationship with nature, so it was not thought of enclosed in a monumental site but as a set of landscaped villages and squares, full of empty functions and paths. The buildings visually recall the traditional kanak huts thanks to the curved structure, made of strips and wood sticks.