STUDIO:INDIGENOUS  Wiikiaami  

2017

Wiikiaami was the J. Irwin & Xenia S. Miller Prize Winner at Exhibit Columbus in 2017. Chris T. Cornelius (studio:indigenous) designed a contemporary wiikiaami to envelop the walkway leading to Saarinen & Saarinen's First Christian Church. A wiikiaami is the traditional dwelling of the Miyaamia, a people indigenous to Indiana. The structure is both shelter and gateway - perforated copper sheets create patterns of dappled light, and swoop upwards to align with the church's campanile and to mark the autumnal equinox. See more on studio:indigenous' website.