YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

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Are you a creative person? Do you identify as Black or Indigenous?

Are you interested in design careers that can change your city?
The Design Cypher will give you a taste + an insider look into Landscape Architecture, Urban Design + Architecture. Come see if this is the path that lights your fire!

This immersive educational design program is led by Landscape Designer & educator Divine Ndemeye.

IN 2025 DESIGN CYPHER WILL BE OFFERED AS A STREAM FOR THE SPATIAL DESIGN FUTURE BUILDING PROGRAM!

  • About the program

    This intensive design training program invites you to learn the foundational design skills in Landscape Architecture, Architecture and Urban Design. If you’re curious about how buildings, parks, and communities are designed, consider joining us.

    No prior specific experience is required, just an open and curious mind to learn.

    This program is provided free of charge and participants will receive a monetary scholarship after the completion of the program.

  • This intensive program will introduce you to the foundational skills in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.

    You will immerse yourself in the creative world of design and learn what it takes to build spaces such as parks, buildings, large artistic sculptures, and overall design of cities, including waterfront spaces.

    In the mornings, we will have lectures and tutorials, and the afternoons will be in a design studio, where you get to draw, make models of your neighbourhood and city you live in, and plan what new worlds could look like through design.

    We will use a hands-on approach through mentorship and guide you through the program. The Design Cypher will help you build a foundation towards a career in design, if you so choose. We look forward to meeting you!

  • Eligibility

    • Must be 18 and above

    • Identify as full or mixed Black, African and/or Afro-Caribbean descent OR

    • Identify as Indigenous, Urban Indigenous, and Global Indigenous

    • Has a general interest or curiosity in spatial design (urban planning, urban design, environmental design, architecture, landscape architecture, community engagement etc.)

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