Saskatoon Public Library has announced an award-winning team consisting of Formline Architecture, Chevalier Morales Architectes and Architecture49 to design the city?s new central library.
The team was chosen for their expertise and proposed approach to designing a new central library that will embody local First Nation and Métis identities (traditions and cultures), and express the aspirations of the Saskatoon community.
The team also demonstrated successful experience in designing sustainable, universally accessible buildings and delivering projects on time and within budget.
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Led by Alfred Waugh with Formline Architecture, the Saskatoon Public Library states that the group has the experience, vision, and collaborative spirit to incorporate Indigenous and non-Indigenous leadership, values, history, and ways of knowing into a state-of-the-art library. Formline Architecture is 100 per cent Indigenous owned and specializes in culturally sensitive and environmentally responsible design solutions. Alfred Waugh has built his reputation on consulting with Indigenous communities to understand their needs and wisdom, and translating this knowledge into an inherently sustainable design that is respectful of its place, use of materials and local culture. Waugh is Status and part of Treaty 8, registered with the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation in Northern Saskatchewan.
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