The Autumn 2025 issue of U of T Magazine (Big Country, Big Ideas: Unapologetically bold solutions for a better Canada) features the award-winning building designed by Lateral Office, co-led by project team members, Professor Mason White with Lola Sheppard and alumnus Kearon Roy Taylor (MArch 2018). 

The Inuusirvik Community Wellness Hub, located in downtown Iqaluit, received a 2025 AZ Award of merit, for buildings under 1,000SqM.

Professor White has long focused his architectural research on the North—most recently recognized through numerous awards, such as: AZ Award 2025, 2024, Canadian Architect Award of Merit 2023, and the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Silver Award 2021. 

In the interview with editor Scott Anderson, Mason said: The Inuusirvik hub’s creation owes much to its client, the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre, founded and led by [Dalla Lana School of Public Health graduate] Gwen Healy Akearok (PhD 2015). “This project would not exist without her innovative vision for community health," said Mason.

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All photography ©2024 Andrew Latreille. All rights reserved.'

Project Credits: Owner – Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre, Architect – Lateral Office and Verne Reimer Architecture, Engineering – WSP Canada, Interiors – Lateral Office, Landscape – Lateral Office, Builder – NCCD