"Design Meets Community” is a collaboration presented by Storefront Manitoba and the University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture Community Design and Planning Centre, a monthly series of Frontlines discussions featuring local design firms and community organizations, discussing what's working and what we need to do better, followed by a public forum with audience participation. Each session will have a different thematic focus including accessibility, sustainability, reconciliation, transportation equity, and culture. Sessions moderated by Richard Milgrom.
December’s event invites the public to join a moderated conversation about accessibility with Bridgman Collaborative Architecture, Arts Accessibilty Network and Urban Systems Winnipeg to discuss successful projects, future strategies, and areas of improvement for accessibility focused design in Winnipeg. Designing for accessibility goes beyond meeting legal requirements; it enhances the quality of our built environment by promoting inclusivity, equity, and social participation within our communities.
Save the Dates:
December 12th 2024
January 9th 2025
February 20th 2025
March 13th 2025
April 10th 2025
245 Portage Avenue.
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Discussions from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Light refreshments served
FRONTlines is StorefrontMB’s ongoing discussion series that aims to create a dialogue between the city’s design professionals, developers, and the public with a specific focus on Winnipeg’s built environment, its development, and the foreseeable possibilities for positive growth and experience of the city.
Our last event was on Indigenous Led Development Downtown.
April 27 from 7-9pm
Winnipeg Free Press Cafe
Moderator Lenard Monkman
Panelists Reanna Merasty, Michael Robertson, Rylee Nepinak
On Thursday, April 27, SfMB’s FRONTlines returns to the Free Press Cafe, in collaboration with BEAPrairies. This Frontlines session will focus on recent and upcoming Indigenous-Led Development Projects downtown, celebrating current momentum and excitement, and the opportunity for this to set a precedent moving forward.
The conversation will focus on questions like: What are the factors that will determine the success of these projects? What needs to change so that we can see more Indigenous-led development? Which other vacant sites downtown would you like to see developed? What would you like to see included in the new Downtown Plan?
The discussion will be moderated by CBC’s Lenard Monkman. Panelists are Reanna Merasty of Number TEN Architectural Group, Michael Robertson of Cibinel Architecture, and Rylee Nepinak, co-founder of Sabe Peace Walkers,
and Anishiative.
