RAIC Journal: 2021 RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium Report
The Symposium focused on Indigenous representation, narratives, and collaborations, with sessions related to two themes: Making Room for New Indigenous Voices on the Leading Edge of Architecture, and Practice and Collaborations: Indigenous / Non-Indigenous Co-Design and Building with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Communities.
A full report on the Symposium was published in September. The summaries below derive from the report, offering a snapshot of some of the Symposium?s presentations and discussions.
Architect Wanda Dalla Costa of Tawaw Architecture Collective presented the concept of ?placekeeping? as a way to connect Indigenous cultures to locality. She is part of a group
of Indigenous designers who worked on this conceptual design for the Indigenous Peoples Space in Ottawa, facing Parliament Hill. Rendering courtesy Tawaw Architecture Collective Indigenous Placekeeping Pedagogy 7-4-4-7: Re-Imagining ArchitectureÂ
The opening presentation in the 2021 Symposium addressed the idea that architectural education can shift the current paradigm of our built environment to become more inclusive, diverse, just, and equitable. This would mean moving away from culturally inappropriate architecture, and moving towards the foundation of ?placekeeping? in the profession. This method of ?placekeeping,? introduced by Wanda Dalla Costa, focuses on Indigenous cultures in relation to locality, their history/story, and the importance of preservation.
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