Eladia Smoke | KaaSheGaaBaaWeak, Principal Architect at Smoke Architecture Inc. will conduct a BEAT Talk on Thursday November 16, 2023. This session is in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University and will be held in-person at Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural Sciences. Event schedule and location details below.
Building Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT) is a volunteer-run organization made up of architects, designers, leaders, and entrepreneurs creating opportunities for community-building, advocacy, networking, and mentorship.
BEAT Talks are a series of discussions held at the offices of Architects across the city. Hosts will share their learned experience. BEAT Talks qualify for OAA Structured Learning hours.
About the speaker:
Eladia Smoke | KaaSheGaaBaaWeak
MArch | OAA | OAQ | MAA | FRAIC | LEED®AP
Principal Architect, Smoke Architecture Inc.
KaaSheGaaBaaWeak | Eladia Smoke is Anishinaabekwe from Obishikokaang | Lac Seul First Nation, with family roots in Alderville First Nation, Winnipeg, and Toronto. Eladia has worked in architecture since 2002, and founded Smoke Architecture as principal architect in 2014. She is the first Anishinabekwe architect in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as the third Indigenous woman licensed as an architect in Canada. She taught as a Master Lecturer at Laurentian’s McEwen School of Architecture from 2016 to 2022. She serves as a founding member of RAIC’s Indigenous Task Force. Eladia represented Canada at the 2018 Venice Biennale Unceded exhibition as part of an international team of Indigenous designers and architects. Current professional work includes community-based and institutional projects working alongside Indigenous stakeholders, collaborating with First Nation communities, and listening closely to our Elders.
About Smoke Architecture:
Smoke Architecture is Anishinaabeg owned and operated. Providing complete architectural services since 2014, we focus on First Nation and Indigenous projects. Our clients, guided by Elders and community leaders, hold millenia of expertise on how and what to build in our traditional territories. Smoke Architecture exists to support your success. Their design process is guided by and responsible to our clients. The path we take rediscovers Indigenous knowledge in contemporary contexts. This process of land-based learning applies to each project we undertake, using engagement tools, design techniques, and building systems crafted specifically for each community and each place.
Location:
Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Architectural Sciences
ARC-203 - 325 Church Street, Toronto, ON
No tickets are required, entry will be on a first-come first-served basis.
Event schedule:
5:30pm - Doors open
6:00-7:30pm - BEAT Talk