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McGill News - Creating culturally appropriate architecture for the North

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Award-winning architect Alain Fournier has worked on dozens of projects for Indigenous communities in the North, creating distinctive buildings and structures that reflect the communities they serve. (Photo: EVOQ) CULTURE Creating culturally appropriate architecture for the North Award-winning architect Alain Fournier has worked on dozens of projects for Indigenous communities in the North, creating distinctive buildings and structures that reflect the communities they serve. Story by Jean-Benoît Nadeau, BA'92 FEBRUARY 2024 (Photo: EVOQ) The idea of a building a canary-yellow airport terminal in Iqaluit may not seem remarkable today, but it was a milestone in the career of architect Alain Fournier, BSc(Arch)’74, BArch’75, who won the Prix du Québec Ernest-Cormier in 2022, the province’s top career prize for architecture and design. Fournier has carved out a unique niche for himself as an architect who approaches projects in northern Indigenous communities with a distinctive touch, def

The idea of a building a canary-yellow airport terminal in Iqaluit may not seem remarkable today, but it was a milestone in the career of architect Alain Fournier , BSc(Arch)’74, BArch’75, who won the Prix du Québec Ernest-Cormier in 2022, the province’s top career prize for architecture and design. Fournier has carved out a unique niche for himself as an architect who approaches projects in northern Indigenous communities with a distinctive touch, deftly incorporating elements of their cultural identity into the work. He had just launched his practice in 1983 when he was approached to collabo

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