Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth HQ, Alberta, Calgary Real Estate Development, Canadian Architecture Images
12 May 2023
Architects: Lemay
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Images: Lemay
Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth HQ, Canada
Following 15 years of development, the Indigenous-led, not-for-profit organization of the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY), in collaboration with architecture and design firm Lemay, is establishing a new youth centre in Calgary’s Forest Lawn neighbourhood—the traditional territory of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Iyarhe Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina Nations, as well as the Metis Nation of Region 3.
Projected to be completed by March 2024, the youth centre represents a built solution of accessibility, safety, cultural relevance, and efficiency through a collaborative design process with Lemay. Long in the making since USAY first began in 1999, and with…
