James Bird is a PhD pre-candidate in Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the Daniels Faculty.

Researching the Intersection of Dënesųłiné linguistics and shape forming: This research explores diverse built forms and strategies by examining the use of language as an entry point. Creating alternative viewpoints that assign agency to the metaphysical aspects that exist within Indigenous languages and culture is one of the key premises of this research. Bird proposes to explore this relationship between language and built form by using the ontological relationships that lie within language morphemes.

• Email: james.bird@mail.utoronto.ca