Design Due North: Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Shafraaz Kaba, Manasc Isaac Architects
Digital prints
Manasc Isaac has designed northern buildings since 1997, challenging the norms of cold-climate architecture. Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS), a world-class research facility located in Cambridge Bay, Nunuvat is a testament to the unique approach and considerations that a northern design process must integrate. Community, culture, technology, and the unique expertise of northern designers must weave together in order to achieve a culturally, economically and environmentally responsible structure. Design Due North reveals the process behind the results, exploring how community engagement, design education, research and practice converge to create an Arctic landmark structure.
Photo by Louise Asselstine
Photo by Louise Asselstine