School-house : additions and renovations to White Calf Collegiate, Lebret, Saskatchewan ...
White Calf Collegiate is a former residential school in Lebret, Saskatchewan that offers junior and secondary academic programs and accommodation for 220 students of First Nations ancestry. The thesis explores the possibility of interventions that resist the normalizing structures imposed by the arc...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0087763 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0087763 |
| Summary: | White Calf Collegiate is a former residential school in Lebret, Saskatchewan that offers junior and secondary academic programs and accommodation for 220 students of First Nations ancestry. The thesis explores the possibility of interventions that resist the normalizing structures imposed by the architecture of the institution while using them to its' advantage. The thesis project accepts the former residential school as the ground on which a new architecture is inscribed Fundamental to the thesis is a belief that minor cultures best resist marginalization, not by operating in strict opposition to, but upon and within the major culture. The existing institution relies on a hierarchical and rational separation of spaces. These spaces are inflected inwards, clearly distinguishing the occupants relationships to one another, and their relationship to the surrounding landscape and to the greater community. A number of reorientations - physical and programmatic - are proposed. These reorientations where developed ... |
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