Michael Moxam on culture and collaboration in Indigenous healthcare design

On this episode of Design Hive buildings podcast, architect Michael Moxam discusses a transformative healthcare project with guest host Shaun Green. The architecture for Anishnawbe Health Toronto - Indigenous Community Health Centre (AHT ICHC) was shaped in close collaboration with the Toronto Indigenous community and codesign with Indigenous architecture firm Two Row Architect. Michael talks about how this collaboration resulted in a design informed by cultural elements, a connection to the land and ecology, and its importance in neighborhood transformation.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• Codesigning with Indigenous design firm Two Row Architect
• Deep listening and collaboration with Joe Hester from Anishnawbe Health Toronto
• Neighborhood transformation in Toronto
• How client feedback and cultural elements shaped the hospital design 
• The importance of the building architecture’s connection to land
• Influences like nature, land, and transparency on the hospital design 

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