Based in Montreal, The Canadian Centre for Architecture is known for addressing architecture in an international context. According to CCA Collection associate director Martien de Vletter, however, that international focus creates a blind spot in the institution’s own role within Montreal and its home in greater Québec and North America.

“I think for a long time we were mainly focused on what happened elsewhere,” de Vletter says. “Now, I think we’re in a very interesting moment in time for the CCA; in Canada, there’s a lot going on in terms of the relationship with Indigenous communities, where I think we have a story to tell—not just we but with other people.”