OURI SCOTT

Ouri Scott, a Tlicho Dene architect originally from the Northwest Territories, currently lives and works in Vancouver and thanks the Musqueam/xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh/Sel̓íl̓witulh for allowing her to live on their territories as an uninvited guest. 

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Ouri is honoured to be the first indigenous female architect in British Columbia. Drawing on her Tlicho Dene roots, Ouri brings an Indigenous perspective to projects including advising on process and protocols, developing culturally appropriate engagement approaches and innovative design strategies.

As an architect, Ouri works closely with communities to give form to their goals and visions and develop a design language that is responsive to contemporary Indigenous culture and values. Rooted by the importance of land and place to Indigenous peoples, she is passionate about sustainable architecture, and sees it as honoring her role as a 'steward of the land'. She has worked with First Nations to develop feasible building programs for mixed-use community buildings.

Ouri is an active member of the RAIC Indigenous Task Force and has been named a Fellow of the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). She has spoken at conferences and community events in Canada and New Zealand on Indigenous design and sustainable infrastructure development.