The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has produced a free, public document that describes best practices in working with Indigenous communities on architectural projects.
The report titled Four Case Studies Exemplifying Best Practices in Architectural Co-design and Building with First Nations is a resource for architects, designers, clients, funders, and policy-makers involved in the creation of new infrastructure facilities and housing in First Nation, Inuit, and other Indigenous communities.
?The RAIC is delighted to share this original content and we hope that insights from these studies can inspire communities and help shape government funders? policies and practices,? said RAIC President Michael Cox, FRAIC.
?The RAIC and the RAIC Indigenous Task Force believe that architecture is a public-spirited profession with an important role in reconciliation ? addressing injustices by giving agency back to Indigenous people,? he said. ?The case studies are also a reminder that the process of listening ? and learning ? from users in the shared process of design is an essential part of what we do as architects.? Co-design is a collaborative design process between Indigenous communities and architects. In the four case studies, the vision of the community was articulated and developed through working with architects who listened. The resulting building designs were anchored in Indigenous peoples? connection with the natural world and reflected who they are as people ...