ELASTICOFarm to design Manitoulin Island?s Weengushk Film Institute
Concept design of new Weengushk Film Institute by architects ELASTICOFarm led by Stefano Pujatti.
© Lisa Pujatti and Leonardo Dubois.
Weengushk Film Institute is developing a new centre-for-learning on Manitoulin Island, designed by architects ELASTICOFarm led by Stefano Pujatti. The building shape will be reminiscent of a turtle floating above the earth, an important motif in Indigenous cultures.
?I wanted the new Weengushk Film Institute’s training center to be shaped like a turtle as I have been taught that the turtle supports the world,? says Dr. Cheechoo, James Bay Cree artist, actor, filmmaker, and  founder of Weengushk Film Institute. ?It’s an icon of life itself.?
Established in 2002 by Dr.Cheechoo, the renowned James Bay Cree artist, actor, and filmmaker, Weengushk Film Institute (WFI) is one of Canada?s most meaningful centers of learning. The first of its kind, this non-profit centre educates and inspires Indigenous and diverse youth with its logistics programming integrating creative and life skills. Embracing this shared knowledge through biophilic design, the architects have incorporated the projects natural surroundings and elements by using timber and stone distinctive to Manitoulin, as well as ice, which has been used culturally by Indigenous peoples as an efficient insulator.
The mass of the building will float above the landscape on columns designed for the building to carry itself while allowing the structure the ability to minimiz...
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