From the Records of Loss: The Cities of the Dead Project

19 May 2021

Loss is an integral affect for decolonization. Loss reminds us of alternative records that exceed what an institution can name and claim of a people, culture, and community. Loss scrambles the...

Reflections on Indigeneity in Architectural Education

19 Jan 2021

When the McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA) opened its doors in 2013, I recall a respected Indigenous architect wondering out loud if it was appropriate to share sacred teachings with mostly non...

After Macdonald

18 Dec 2020

In August 2020 the statue of John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, was toppled from its place within an elaborate, eighteen-metre-tall structure, erected in Montreal's Dominion Square ...

Ceding Control of the Syllabus: Notes on How I Struggle with Teaching

7 Oct 2020

I am weary of equity statements and reading lists, handed down from Ivy League schools, making their rounds in architecture departments across the country. Every day new lists appear in my mailbox...

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