Prairie Architects Inc. is located in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba, which is within Treaty No. 1 Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the Birthplace of the Métis Nation and the Heart of the Métis Nation Homeland.
Mackenzie Skoczylas is an Indigenous Designer at Prairie and proud member of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. Through her design, Mackenzie aims to provide contemporary art and architecture rooted in traditional values for a variety of First Nation communities. She is committed to consultative design that both challenges accepted norms and embraces a path forward in reconciliation and celebration.
Building on Prairie’s commitment to a meaningful path forward in meeting the climate change commitments outlined in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change for a net-zero ready (NZER) model building code by 2030, we are thrilled to announce that Jessica Piper has recently become a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD)!