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Settler domination and exploitation of the North American continent has not only had catastrophic consequences for the First Nations who had inhabited the continent for millennia but also for the natural environment. Previous to colonization, First Nations had sought to thrive and sustain themselves and the environment by learning from and living in the natural world. What have we as settlers ignored and what things might we yet learn from our First Nations neighbours and colleagues? Given our continuing dialogue in reconciliation, could architects in particular start a conversation on this topic that is meaningful, provocative and powerful?
Host: Stacey McGhee - Vancouver Island South Network
Stacy McGhee, MArch, MRAIC
Manager, Strategic Facilities Planning
Districh of Saanich
A registered architect with thirty-five years’ experience, known for strong leadership, people management skills and a significant built and strategic planning portfolio. A rich diversity of experience, roles and education in architecture and project management is matched by client focused enthusiasm, dedication and insight.
Professional work experience is diverse and includes luxury hotels in landmark historic properties (Lake Louise, Alberta; Budapest, Hungary) as well as correctional facilities in British Columbia. Recent work includes: the delivery of a strategic facilities master plan for a municipality with a 500,000 ft2 facilities portfolio of critical services delivery, recreation and administration as well as the redevelopments of a firehall and a municipal operations centre. Stacy particularly enjoys the opportunities and complexities inherent in large and medium sized projects with challenging constraints.
Panel Guests
David Fortin, PhD, OAA, SAA, MAA, Architect AAA, MRAIC, LEED AP
Professor of Architecture, University of Waterloo
Dr. David Fortin is a registered architect in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia. He is also a professor at the the University of Waterloo School of Architecture and previously served as the Director of the McEwen School of Architecture and inaugural Associate Director of the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute at Laurentian University. He has taught architectural history, theory, and design in the UK, USA, and Canada and has published on topics related to Indigenous design, Métis architecture, and speculative architectural thinking, including the relationship between science-fiction and design.
He is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario and in 2018 became the first Indigenous person to direct a school of architecture in Canada. David is the Principal Architect of David T Fortin Architect Inc. a small design firm primarily working with Indigenous communities across the lands now known as Canada. In 2022, he was named an Aspiring Innovator of the Year by the Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR).
Patrick Reid Stewart, M.Arch., B.Arch., B.E.D.S., B.A.,MAIBC, LEEDTM AP,
Principal, Patrick Stewart Architect
aam wilaa wilsima luugigyoothl way (Hello, my Nisga’a name is Luugigyoo [meaning, calm waters]). My English name is Patrick Stewart. Patrick is a member of the Killerwhale House of Daaxan of the Nisga’a Nation. Patrick has operated my firm, Patrick R. Stewart Architect, for 26 years. He was the first architect of First Nations ancestry in B.C. to own and operate an architectural firm in B.C. (1995) and the first person of First Nations ancestry elected as President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (2005-2007). Patrick has chaired the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Indigenous Task Force since 2015, and he has also co-chaired the RAIC Truth and Reconciliation Task Force since 2019. Since 2005, Patrick has chaired the Provincial Aboriginal Homelessness Committee in B.C.
He is an alumnus of Simon Fraser University (BA), Dalhousie University (BEDS, BArch), McGill University (MArch) and University of British Columbia (PhD). Patrick is an Adjunct Professor at the McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont. Patrick has had the privilege to be co-editor of Our Voices: Indigeneity and Architecture (2018) and Our Voices II: the decolonial project (2021), both published by ORO Editions. Currently, Patrick is the lead editor for the forthcoming book, Our Voices III: catalysts for change (2022) to also be published by ORO Editions.
Scott Kemp, Architect, AIBC FRAIC RIBA
Past President, AIBC
Scott was raised in Vancouver and obtained a Structural engineering degree at the University of British Columbia. He studied Architecture in the UK at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh School of Architecture and at the Architectural Association. In 1988 Scott became a registered Architect with the Royal Institute of British Architects. From 1988 to 1994 Scott Kemp worked for the renowned Japanese Architect Shin Takamatsu first in Kyoto, Japan and then in Berlin, Germany. In 1994 Scott returned to the West Coast and became a member of the Architectural Institute of BC in 1996. Scott worked for several years for the renowned Vancouver Architect Bing Thom. He is the Principal of Scott Kemp Architect. Scott Kemp is a Past President of the Architectural Institute of BC and continues to be actively involved in the Institute. He has been a member of the Investigations Committee since 2017. He is the Chair of the Recognition Committee and is an Oral Review Assessor. He is also a board member of the Architectural Foundation of BC and is the past president of the Canadian Architecture Certification Board. In 2013, Scott was elected to the RAIC College of Fellows and is a LEED Certified Professional. Scott was instrumental in establishing the Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect (BEFA) program which is a nation-wide program enabling foreign trained Architects to obtain licensure in Canada. He is a member of the International Relations Committee of the Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA) which has been successful in negotiating Mutual Recognition Agreements between Canada and several countries include Australia, New Zealand and the European Union.
Scott continues to mentor many Intern Architects. Scott has spent much time over the past few years in remote regions of B.C. working with First Nations Communities across the province, from Vancouver Island to the Northern Central Coast, to the Southern and Central Interior. For the past eight years, Scott has been volunteering with the Wright to Read Organization, that builds libraries and digital resource centres within First Nations communities. His experience and perspective gained during this time has broadened his understanding of Indigenous communities and their process of re-building. He is appreciative of the opportunities and community relationships that he has built over this time as an advocate for architecture and indigenous community capacity building.