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Chippewa of the Thames First Nation Heritage Hub

2022

The Heritage Hub aims to improve access to cultural lifeways in the community and increase opportunities for economic development. The Heritage Hub serves as a cultural center, governance building and includes a small number of guest accommodations. The Chippewa of Thames community has a history of mound building, which inspired the form and its position which is embedded in the earth. The community’s traditional woodland patterning offers a contemporary representation.
Stage of Completion
Feasibility Study (JUL 2021- FEB 2022)
Location
Chippewa Of The Thames First Nation, Ontario, Canada
Client
Chippewa Of The Thames First Nation
Size
27,911 ft2 | 2,593 m2
Cost
$14,452,340.37 CAD
Architect of Record
Tawaw Architecture Collective Inc.
Indigenous Design Architect
Tawaw Architecture Collective Inc.
Design Team
Wanda Dalla Costa (Principal), Claudio Vekstein, Tierra Miller, Dolores Cremonini, Quentin Miller
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Honorary Fellow


The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada is proud to announce that Wanda Dalla Costa, a prominent Indigenous voice and practitioner in North American architecture, has been awarded honorary fellowship for 2022. Wanda Dalla Costa is a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and was the first First Nation woman to become an architect in Canada. Her firm, Tawaw Architecture Collective, is based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the director and founder of Arizona State University’s Indigenous Design Collaborative, a community-driven design and construction program that brings together tribal community members, industry and multidisciplinary teams of university students and faculty to co-design and co-develop solutions for tribal communities. Dalla Costa is a prominent Indigenous female voice within the architectural profession–specifically within the academic sphere in North America.
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YBCA's 100 Honorees: Wanda Dalla Costa


Indigenous Design Collaborative's founder and design director Wanda Dalla Costa was recognized as YBCA 100 list of change makers and cultural activists working at the intersection of art, social change and civic life.
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Trailblazer Award: Wanda Dalla Costa


Presented this year as part of NZ20, the world's largest net zero conference and expo, the Trailblazer Awards celebrate leaders who are building a net zero future through their work in the carbon, energy, water, waste, transit and/or policy sectors.
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St. Lawrence Center Competition Award 2023

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Jeff Harnar Award
Unbuilt Architecture 2021

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