Eladia Smoke | |
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Born | Obishikokaang Lac Seul First Nation, Northern Ontario |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Canadian Architect Awards Celebration |
Practice | Smoke Architecture |
Projects | Mukqua Waakaa’igan
Centennial College- A Block Expansion Taykwa Tagamou community centre Obisbikokaang administrative offices Red Embers Henvey 8-plex suites Naskapi of Kawawavhokimach Credit Valley Conservation Indigenous Gathering Space Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte community Wellbeing Centre Queens university indigenous gathering space Indigenous peoples space Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Henvey Inlet Community Centre Dawes Road Library |
Website | https://www.smokearchitecture.com/ |
Eladia Smoke is an Indigenous Canadian architect based in Hamilton, Ontario. She is Anishinaabekwe, Ojibwe from Obishikokaang, Lac Seul First Nation, with family roots in Alderville First Nation.[1] Graduating from the University of Manitoba, Smoke has been working as an Architect since 2002. Founder and principal architect of Smoke Architecture, Eladia Smoke's work consists of light-filled public buildings that connect with the natural environment and brings light to indigenous voices.[2] Smoke is best known for her designs of the award-winning Mukqua Waakaa’igan Indigenous Centre of Cultural Excellence in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, and her carbon free design of Centennial College’s A-block expansion in Scarborough, ON.