ArchDaily highlights Batoche National Historic Site

Storyboard on the Landscape

The departments of interpretive planning and design, architecture and landscape architecture all contributed to this project at Batoche National Historic Site in Saskatchewan. The results garnered much attention, this time from the influential website ArchDaily. 

The work at Batoche tells the story of the Métis, one of Canada's indigenous cultures. Batoche is the heartland of the Métis nation; the physical, cultural, and political home of the Métis people. The work intends to show this historic landscape in a new—decidedly contemporary—light. The work situates a viewing tower and lens, referencing traditional Métis motifs, and supports an experience that helps visitors understand the spiritual significance of the land, as well as the historical.

While employed by Form:Media, John deWolf provided the interpretive direction and managed the project working closely with the Ekistics’ architecture and landscape architecture teams.

Read it ArchDaily’s in-depth project description.

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