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This pavilion for the Victoria & Albert Museum took the form of a three-dimensional poem contained within a woodland setting; where Persian poetry recitals would have taken place centuries ago. Eight trees came together to create the pavilion with each tree containing part of a poem by the Persian poet Omar Khayyam (1048-1123).

Through workshops and design sessions DPQ developed the scheme with members of the The Library for Iranian Studies in Acton, London. Over the course of the project DPQ managed the community involvement, from initial contact to workshop leadership.

The wooden trees created an opportunity for hanging ‘leaves’ of Persian poetry which were selected by library members. On the other side of the ‘leaves’ were contemporary interpretations of the poems by Iranian artists living in London. These specially created pieces were the work of calligrapher Masoud Eftekhari and painter Vahid Sabbaghian.