indigenous architecture

As we reflect on the difficult legacy of residential schools, here are some resources that may be of particular interest to architects and designers.

As we celebrate the inspiring professionals who will lead our professions into the future, it’s also important to be aware of what it takes to get there for…

Winner of a 2023 RAIC Architectural Journalism & Media Award ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ / Ruovttu Guvlui / Towards Home is an Indigenous-led exhibition and…

TEXT Leah Snyder PHOTOS Mathieu Gagnon © CCA The idea of home is adaptable, meaning many things to many people. It also has meaning to other mammals, birds,…

TEXT Elsa Lam with Kelly Edzerza-Bapty, Dr. David Fortin, Tiffany Shaw, Dr. Patrick Stewart, and Alfred Waugh In the past few years, there has been an…

Last August, a new tourist attraction opened in Malahat First Nation, just north of Victoria, BC. The Malahat SkyWalk is a 600-metre walkway that spirals up…

Canada has a small but growing number of Indigenous architects and Indigenous designers working in allied fields such as interior design, planning and…

“… a space that is somehow meaningfully organized and on the very point of speech, a kind of articulated thinking that fails to reach its ultimate translation…

Last year, Winnipeg’s Nestaweya River Trail included a striking ruby-red shelter. Its swooping form was inspired by the red jingle dresses that have become a…

Three graduate students, Aamirah Nakhuda, Aidan Qualizza, and Sofia Munera Mora, have published their research undertaken as part of the Canadian Centre for…

The Williams Lake First Nation government administration building is a dynamic two-storey hybrid mass timber facility located in the central interior of British…

The Symposium focused on Indigenous representation, narratives, and collaborations, with sessions related to two themes: Making Room for New Indigenous Voices…

Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO), a non-profit organization based inTyendinaga, Ontario, has selected the Indigenous Design Studio Indigenous Design…

The Seven Grandfather Teachings were first shared with Manasc by the late Elder Peter O’Chiese. Manasc was introduced to Elder O’Chiese by Diana Steinhauer, one…

A member of Xaxli’p First Nation in the British Columbia interior, Dave Kitazaki is committed to using his profession to help Indigenous people across B.C.…

The RAIC is pleased to report that the motion to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples—proposed by RAIC Truth and…