EL03

EL03 - On the Path to Reconciliation: Culture, Community and Place

5/13/2026|EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING|STRUCTURED

4.00 ConEd Learning Hours
8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

Join Brook McIlroy for a tour of their completed projects at the University of Waterloo, with a particular emphasis on the reconciliatory work of the Indigenous Design Studio. Covering a diversity of project types, tour attendees will see how Indigenous design principles can be applied in practice, achieving institutional goals of reconciliation while also bolstering other components of campus life such as performance, sustainability, and amenity access.

Learning Objectives 1
1. Learn how reconciliatory projects can elevate campus experience.
2. See how cultural space contributes to sustainability and performance.
3. Understand how cross-disciplinary projects can deliver complete outcomes.
4. Learn about the results of engagement with campus community and cultural partners.

Anne McIlroy, BFA (Hons.), B.Arch., FRAIC, FCIP, RPP
Principal and cofounder, Brook McIlroy
Danny Roy, BA (Hons.), M.Arch, OAA, MRAIC, RPP,
MCIP Associate, Architect, and Planner, Brook McIlroy
John L. Lewis
Associate vice-president of Indigenous relations, University of Waterloo
Khatereh Baharikhoob, BA, MUD, CSLA, OALA, IAP2, OPPI / CIP Candidate
Member Principal, urban designer, and landscape architect,

Activity Level: This session is Level 3 (Moderately Active) and involves walking. Dress for weather conditions and wear comfortable footwear and clothing. Consider bringing a refillable water bottle, and your camera.

Registrants will meet at the Kreitmaker Experiential Learning Departure Hub in the Conference Lounge to take a transfer to the destination.

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