US studio Safdie Architects has released designs for an interconnected set of pavilions in Oklahoma , USA, to serve as a cultural campus for the Cherokee Nation.

The designs for the Cherokee Heritage Center feature a set of pavilions with walls that "evoke" layered, earthen materials rising among and above a grove of trees in the Cherokee Nation capital at Tahlequah within eastern Oklahoma.

Safdie Architects has designed the Cherokee Heritage Center in Oklahoma

The tallest of the structures will serve as a beacon among the trees. Called the Great Hall, this structure will be capped with a geometric metallic roof that incorporates the Cherokee seven-pointed star symbol.

Between the metal points of the flower-like ceiling, glass panes will let light into the cavernous spaces inside.

The structure is dedicated to Cherokee Nation culture and history

"With respect and admiration for the Cherokee Nation's culture, the design draws inspiration from the historic site," said Safdie Architects founding partner…