Seneca College Environmental Graphics

Seneca College in Toronto is committed to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call for postsecondary institutions to reflect Indigenous culture and history. BMD was engaged by architects Perkins + Will to design environmental graphics for Seneca’s Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE), integrating stories of Indigenous culture and innovation.

Working with Seneca students, staff, Indigenous leaders, and the Aboriginal Education Council, we facilitated a visioning workshop and developed the concept Manifesto for Making. Rooted in Indigenous worldviews, the manifesto centers on five principles—sustainability, connection, collaboration, empathy, and curiosity—to inspire students as they study and create.

Each principle is brought to life through a pair of large-scale graphic walls—one from an Indigenous lens, the other from a technology lens—illustrating how diverse perspectives can shape the future of innovation.

Client: Perkins + Will
Role: Designer, Strategist
Team: Laura Stein, Kar Yan Chung, Erik Krim

"What this building means is that we now have an externally facing and dynamic environment for our partners to come to. People will want to be here."

Vanessa Williamson, Dean of Applied Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship