EXCELLENCE / General Design
Indigenous Knowledges & Design at Tekakapimek
The jury noted:
This project demonstrates impressively thoughtful and beautiful storytelling, serving a profound sense of purpose while seamlessly connecting to the philosophical ideologies of the Wabanaki. The narrative effectively illustrates the process, and it is refreshing to see numerous hand sketches integrated throughout. It represents sensitivity, beauty, and reflection that our entire profession can learn from.
Owner
Elliotsville Foundation, Inc.
Project Credits
Tekakapimek Contact Station was designed and built with Indigenous knowledge and design innovation from the Wabanaki Nations.
Landscape Architect:
Reed Hilderbrand
Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property (ICIP) Consultant:
Dr. Jane Anderson
ENRICH (Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation Co-ordinating Hub)
Design Architect – Norway:
Todd Saunders
Saunders Architecture
Architect of Record – USA:
Alisberg Parker Architects
Structural Engineer:
Atelier One
Surveyor, Civil Engineer, and Structural Engineer of Record:
Haley Ward, Inc
Environmental & Energy Consultant:
Transsolar Inc
Interpretive Planning:
Tuhura Communications
Exhibition Writer:
Jennifer Neptune, Penobscot
Exhibits, Wayfinding & Signage Design:
WeShouldDoItAll (WSDIA)
Creative Program Management:
Erin Hutton Projects
Exhibition Fabrication:
Split Rock Studios
Signage Fabrication:
DCL
Site Work and Road Construction:
Emery Lee & Sons Inc.
Landscape Site Work:
OBP Trailworks, LLC
Construction Management:
Wright-Ryan
Project Management and Owner’s Representative:
Stern Consulting International
Julee Quarve-Peterson, Inc., Accessibility Consultant
Mara Peterson