Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

Whistler, BC

Client: Spo7ez Cultural Centre & Community Society

Design: Collaboration with two first nations, design architect Alfred Waugh and exhibit designer
D. Jensen Associates resulted in a 3-storey, 30,400 sq.ft. complex evocative of a Squamish longhouse and Lil’wat istken (earthen pit house).

Solution: Highly detailed solution merging contemporary design with ancient cultural artifacts. An award winning LEED^® Certified development, symbolizing the importance of responsible land stewardship, a value held by both nations.

Related projects:

• 1995  Stave Falls Powerhouse Visitor Centre
• 2005  BC Museum of Mining, Britannia Beach
• 2006  Britannia Heritage Shipyard Restoration
• 2007  Burnaby Heritage Village Tram Barn
• 2008  The Reach Museum/Gallery, Abbotsford

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