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Architecture & Design NOW series presents Melani Korver
UP NORTH: A study on the impact of culture, climate and logistics on architecture and design in the Canadian Territories
6 pm | April 1, 2019
Room L1060
Free admission, everyone welcome!

Melani Korver is an Architect practicing in the Northwest Territories, and a Managing Associate at Taylor Architecture Group (TAG) in Yellowknife. Her work at TAG focuses on the design of cultural and educational facilities located in indigenous communities across the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon. TAG’s design methodology is rooted in culture and place, balancing the challenges of building in the harsh arctic and subarctic environments with the rich cultural history of the North.

Melani received her Master of Architecture at Dalhousie University, where she developed an appreciation for craft and a sensitivity to regional influences on architecture and design. As part of her studies, in 2008 she completed an 8-month term working with the New York firm WORK Architecture Company, where she was fortunate to assist in overseeing the construction of a large-scale art installation entitled Public Farm 1 (P.F.1) as part of the Museum of Modern Art’s Young Architects Program.

Before moving to the North in 2012, Melani worked at various Architecture firms including D’Arcy Jones Architecture in Vancouver, and Savill Group Architecture in Lethbridge. She currently resides in Yellowknife with her husband, daughter and their loveable husky.

Image: K’Alemi Dene School, N’Dilo, NT, Taylor Architecture Group (TAG).