Out of the Square: Engaging Communities Through Urban Gathering Spaces
Supporting and strengthening Indigenous culture is a prerequisite for Indigenous peoples adjusting to an urban environment. Maintaining a strong sense of identity and remaining engaged in the Indigenous community is an essential and self-validating pursuit. This thesis proposes gathering spaces for...
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://curve.carleton.ca/4072a8e7-c27f-4b65-8b93-f09c8b7d0a66 http://catalogue.library.carleton.ca/record=b4160983 https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/2017-11907 |
| Summary: | Supporting and strengthening Indigenous culture is a prerequisite for Indigenous peoples adjusting to an urban environment. Maintaining a strong sense of identity and remaining engaged in the Indigenous community is an essential and self-validating pursuit. This thesis proposes gathering spaces for different cultural groups in Montreal in order to facilitate community engagement and to invigorate cultural identity, with a focus on Indigenous culture. For over twenty years Cabot Square in Montreal has been a central meeting space for the Inuit and First Nations communities. This project explores architecture as a medium to promote inclusivity for the Indigenous community within the urban while creating social and cultural engagement. The thesis proposes gathering spaces as a means to facilitate a meeting and exchange of cultures in order to strengthen ways of expression for the urban Indigenous communities in the city, along with other communities. |
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