Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation Powwow Arbour

The Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation Powwow Arbour, just northeast of Regina in Saskatchewan, was built to act as a place to celebrate culture, strengthen traditions, and spread generational knowledge. The structure required circular geometry, necessary to balance the loads and symbolizing the importance of the circle in Indigenous culture. The structure features SilvaSpan nail-laminated timber panels, glue-laminated timber, Douglas fir and Black spruce tapered logs.

Owner: Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation

Structural Engineer: Wolfrom Engineering Ltd.

Mass Timber Engineer: Salas O’Brien

Architect: Oxbox Architecture

Awards: 2022 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence, 2022 World Architecture Festival Winner: Future Project: Culture Category, 2022 World Architecture Festival Winner: WAFX Award – WAF Special Prize, 2023 Holcim Awards – Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction