Constructed with hand cut local sandstone, the Girls’ School and Womens Center will address the need to educate girls and empower women from the neighboring villages in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The oval forms were employed to reflect the curvilinear shapes of the local forts and also universal symbols of female strength. The structure replicates the undulating planes of the sand dunes and also serves as a metaphor for the rippling effect that education can have on improvised areas. Commissioned by CITTA, a non profit that builds schools and hospitals in India and Nepal.