Northern Light
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A new complex is going forward at UTSC:
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Northern Light
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Architects are Formline/LGA as noted on the slides, neglected to put that in thread title.
daniel_kryz
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Wow! I am very impressed! I love how the design is contemporary, but references indigenous shapes both outside and inside.
AlbertC
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A new Indigenous House in Toronto shows an architecture that goes deep
Sept 18, 2020
www.theglobeandmail.com
Sept 18, 2020
A new Indigenous House in Toronto shows an architecture that goes deep
Connections with Indigenous traditions and ways of thinking will be everywhere, from the guts of the building to the landscape that accompanies it
www.theglobeandmail.com
Northern Light
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If the schedule that went to Business Board is to be believed, this one should be underway.
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Northern Light
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Based on the document below, from the latest Business Board agenda for U of T; this project is still on track for a November 2021 groundbreaking.
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AlbertC
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‘An inclusive space’: U of T Scarborough breaks ground on Indigenous House
Nov 23, 2021
‘An inclusive space’: U of T Scarborough breaks ground on Indigenous House
Construction is about to begin on Indigenous House, a new gathering place at the University of Toronto Scarborough that’s dedicated to learning about Indigenous culture and ways of knowing.
AlbertC
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Indigenous House at U of T Scarborough takes inspiration from winter longhouses - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News
Indigenous practices and ways of life will be showcased in the design of an iconic building that is to be built at University of Toronto Scarborough along Highland Creek east of Morningside Avenue at Ellesmere Road. The two-storey, 10,700-square-foot str
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amkd
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This project is now under construction as of Dec 2022 according to UTSCs website 
https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/bosa/indigenous-house
https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/bosa/indigenous-house
Kenojuak
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It’s called house and doesn’t include any housing? For real?A new complex is going forward at UTSC:
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Northern Light
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In fairness, neither does the Court House, or the House of Parliament.
UtakataNoAnnex
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...and long houses, to which I gather this is inspired after, where often used as meeting places to my understanding of this.
Kenojuak
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Depends on when. Pre colonial invasion, they were often for communal living and sleeping, with central gathering spaces and multiple levels of sleeping platforms down the sides, as I understand it.
Post colonization, they became common spaces not for sleeping.
I wish I could find an indigenous-authored source for this, but the Canadian Encyclopedia will have to do: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/longhouse
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
Either way, I believe they had no intention of housing anyone with that name. Nor did I take it that way when they named it such....I am just a little surprised others would.
Kenojuak
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In a City with a massive housing crisis, especially among students, racialized people, indigenous people, and youth, I find it disappointing that an indigenous campus centre would be built without any housing integrated or adjacent. Fancy meeting rooms are easy. Actually serving the direct needs of indigenous students and community is harder but more important, and in my humble opinion, would go further to incubating and nurturing community, growth, safety, collaboration, and learning.
Just an edit to say the project is gorgeous. The spaces are intriguing. The purpose is laudable. I'm a fan. I just wish for more for such an important population and community.
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