While the school has been around for decades, the iconic building is just over 10 years old.
Designed by famed indigenous architect Douglas Cardinal, it’s full of neat design elements.
Most people recognize that the central atrium is designed like a tipi, but there’s more meaning than that here. The walls, aside from the elevator, curve in an effort to mimic nature. The building faces south with floors sticking out further and further; both these things are to help increase sunshine. For close-ups, look for the natural stone parts, which can contain fossils.
This is just one building and campus, but it’s the most recognizable. It’s a mixture of traditional indigenous values and design elements with modern design ideals that are used globally.
Located in Regina, this isn’t a central sight in the Saskatchewan city. Instead, it’s out of the city core by a bit, to the southwest. There’re buses, of course, and there’s plenty of vehicle parking, so those are the two most likely ways you’ll get over there.
Like during university week, this building isn’t listed as a tourism site because it isn’t, it’s a central piece of a school. There’s not a lot out there about the building, either; the vast majority of articles focus on the university itself, though they often touch on the arcitecture if they’re profiling the school. The architect behind it has a profile up on it, mostly with photo; he’s also the architect behind the Canadian Musem of History.
The official site for the university can be found here.
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