RAIC Journal: Canada?s First Nations Designers / Alfred Waugh
Alfred Waugh. Photo: Gabriele Konopka
Alfred Waugh, 49, is principal of Formline Architecture, specializing in First Nations and non-Indigenous design projects that reflect cultural sensitivity and environ-mental responsibility.
Why are symbols and cultural and natural landscape important, and how is that different from a non-Indigenous perspective"
Whether a client is First Nations or not, we try to pay attention to the locale and the people and make sure we have a sense of approach to the site as well as to the carbon footprint. When you work with First Nations groups, they have their own architectural typology or their own cultural initiative they want to bring to a project. Indigenous people put cultural identity up at the top of the list. For other clients, that may not even be a concern. What are some issues particular to Indigenous communities related to housing and architecture"
I go back to how they [First Nations communities] perceive their buildings and whether they have pride and a sense of ownership. That is an important key to a building?s success in a First Nations community. These projects somehow [must] respond to the way they live and to their culture; otherwise, there is no respect for the building. That takes a careful listening. The first thing you have to do is establish trust with First Nations.
Is there a danger in generalizing about Indigenous identity in design"
There is a danger in generalizing about anything, especially First Natio...
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