A new Indigenous House in Toronto shows an architecture that goes deep
Mr. Waugh, who is a member of the Fond Du Lac Denesuline Nation of Saskatchewan, is among a small group of architects in Canada exploring what Indigenous architecture means now, as the country has moved into a period of reconciliation. His work – including the Toronto building, which should break ground this year – provides a range of answers to that question, from the symbolic to the technical.
