Enriching communities through architecture
Environments for Aging brings together national leaders working to develop ideas that improve the living environments for an aging population. In three days, attendees network, learn and share latest innovations and best practices in senior friendly design for long-term and…
This month the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe celebrated the grand opening of the Onigum Community Center. This new energy efficient facility is an anchor to the community and is home to the Onigum Night Hawks. This facility includes community…
By Rebecca Lewis, FAIA, FACHA, CID Director of Healthcare Design, Principal of DSGW Architects As architects, we design physical spaces. But as healthcare planners, we also design for human relationships. In clinics and hospitals, the “Patient-Centered Medical Home Model” is…
Fort Totten, ND – Fort Totten Public Schools is planning to build the first net-zero school on tribal land in the country. A net-zero school is an energy-efficient building that produces more energy than it consumes every year. There…
Urban housing project aims to reestablish Native identity among American Indian youth MHP Connect by Carolyn Szczepanski “I couldn’t breathe,” Deb Foster recalls. It was June 2016 and the Executive Director of the Ain Dah Yung Center (ADYC) was on a conference…