The Institute includes an exhibition hall designed according to international museum standards, making it both a museum and meeting place. Community activities are held on the ground floor, where dance and music shows take place along with more intimate gatherings featuring storytellers and elders. On the lower floor are the offices of associations involved in preserving the Cree language, hunting methods and arts and handicrafts, as well as in promoting tourism.<\/p>\n

Wood is used extensively, evoking the fundamental importance of the forest to the Cree people. Special attention was paid to transposing symbolic elements reflecting traditional Cree habitat to this contemporary building. The open plan and transparency of the ground floor make the Institute the heart of the community. The project is awaiting LEED certification.<\/p>\n

Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute <\/strong>was\u00a0pre-selected out of a group of 187 candidates by the jury of the Order of Architects of Qu\u00e9bec’s 2013\u00a0Excellence in Architecture Awards<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Montreal & Ottawa based architectural practice Rubin & Rotman Architects in collaboration with architect\u00a0Douglas Cardinal has designed the\u00a0Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute built\u00a0near the Chibougamau town in Central Quebec, Canada. The building\u2019s concept turns to the classic architecture of the Cree people\u2019s traditional longhouse, the shaptuan, and to the particular context of the village of Ouj\u00e9-Bougoumou. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[7245,7482,7246,7170,7247,7248,1468,5625],"yoast_head":"\n