Design Week, a biennial event organized by the Design Council of Saskatchewan is set to return later this month.
The event, which provides attendees the opportunity to learn about different areas of design through a series of free lectures and other educational events, will take place from November 17 to 24, 2023, and is open to the general public.
Design Week this year will kick off with a special free screening of Design Canada in both Saskatoon and Regina with a launch party following on November 18.
The schedule includes tours of Fire Station 5, a contemporary historic build home and Canpotex in Saskatoon along with tours of the Regina Humane Society and Conexus in Regina. Speakers throughout the week will include Heather Dubbeldam, Janet Rosenberg and Amanda Hamilton.
Design Week also includes the Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design which recognizes the design being done in Saskatchewan. Entries for this competition are displayed to the public and awards are handed out at an evening gala at the end of Design Week.
Categories for the Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design include architecture, engineering and geoscience, graphic design, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, and integrated design. A jury made up of one representative from each member association, which may include invited guests from the Design Week Speakers Series, will evaluate entries on criteria appropriate to each category.
The Design Council of Saskatchewan is a volunteer organization formed in 1983 and a collective voice of six provincial associations that represent design professionals working in architecture, planning, engineering and geoscience, graphic design, interior design and landscape architecture. The organization was established to celebrate and promote awareness and understanding of professional design in Saskatchewan.
To see the full schedule for Design Week, click here.
For more information on the awards, click here.