A spotlight, in honour of National Indigenous History Month, featuring recently published articles about Indigenous-inspired designs, Indigenous designers, and other developments to follow in parts of Canada and internationally.
National Indigenous History Month Guide
Government of Canada
INUA is the inaugural exhibition of Qaumajuq, the new Inuit art centre at the WAG
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month At The RSM
Government of Saskatchewan | June 1, 2022
If you like wood, you’ll love West Coast First Nations architecture
By Peter Caulfield, Journal of Commerce by ConstructConnect | May 27, 2022
Decolonizing the Design Process with Five Indigenous Land-Based Paradigms
By Shawn Bailey, Honoure Black, and Lancelot Coar, Canadian Architect | May 1, 2022
By Emma Steen, Omeasoo Wahpasiw, and Pamela Young, Canadian Architect | May 1, 2022
Kamloops Indigenous artist Chris Bose chosen to lead design of RIH’s cultural wall
By Aaron Schulze, CFJC Today | Jan. 31, 2022
Indigenous-inspired designs:
Indigenous-inspired buildings in Scarborough will invite people to see former borough differently
By Mike Adler, Toronto Star | June 2, 2022
$100M mixed-use Odea Montréal project in Old Montreal already creating a buzz
By Mike Cohen, The Suburban | June 2, 2022
Renovations will create Toronto’s first men’s Indigenous harm reduction shelter
By Angela Gismondi, Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect | April 26, 2022
Dawes Road Library Redevelopment Inspired by Indigenous Design
By Julian Mirabelli, Urban Toronto | March 1, 2022
Design team for the Arts Commons Transformation announced
Canadian Architect | Feb. 15, 2022
Design team selected to envision a new Indigenous cultural center in Ontario
By Josh Niland, Archinect | Jan. 12, 2022
International stories:
How Indigenous co-design is creating a new cultural legacy in Australia
WSP | May 11, 2022
Student-driven Design Justice Initiative launches library collection
Arizona State University News | Feb. 17, 2022
TAFE NSW, Stylecraft announce First Nations Interior Design Scholarship
Architecture & Design | Jan. 31, 2022
How interior designers are incorporating cultural traditions and references
By Molly Long, Design Week | Jan. 28, 2022