Held on February 2, 2018, the Building Common Ground Symposium featured Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators and scholars, addressing issues of place making, acquisition of embodied knowledge through design and hands-on making, and Indigenous conceptions of space and narrative. Discussions examined key questions of collaborative research, related to decolonization and reconciliation, that are central to the Waterloo Architecture Design Build Program, building connections between academic research and educational practice, through engagement with First Nations communities.
Presented by: The Waterloo Architecture Design Build Program in partnership with the Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre and, student-led initiative, Treaty Lands, Global Stories.
Sponsored by: The University of Waterloo, The Bob Harding and Lois Claxton Humanities and Social Sciences Endowment Fund, and the University of Waterloo Status for Women and Equity Committee.