The McEwen School of Architecture officially started its Bachelor of Architectural Studies program in September of 2013. Five years later, the School, the only one of its kind in Northern Ontario (and the first in Canada outside Quebec to offer design studio courses in French), is looking to develop new strategic initiatives to consolidate its leading position as an architecture school of ?the north? within a global framework.
According to David Fortin, Director of the McEwen School of Architecture, significant progress has been made in realizing the School?s vision.
?We will maintain our focus on northern communities through promoting place-based, community-driven, and regenerative design principles. Yet as our first M.Arch class graduates in 2019, we are also taking the next steps to establish the school as one of the premier destinations to study architecture in North America.? To assist the McEwen School of Architecture in its ambitions, 16 visionary leaders have been approached to constitute the School?s International Advisory Board. They met for the first time on November 27, where new directions for the School were discussed to strengthen its unique curriculum, including strategic investments and student retention and recruitment.
Seated (left to right): David Fortin, Director of the McEwen School of Architecture, Métis Elder Juliette Denis, Cheryl McEwen, Vice-Chair of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation, Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, McEw...