Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre

    Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
    Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect. In Anishnawbe, ‘Odeyto’ means ‘the good journey’.
    Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
    Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect The design of Odeyto was inspired by the image of a canoe pulled up at a dock.
    Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
    Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect. In its shape, Odeyto’s design also echoes the Haudenosaunne longhouse. The design additionally correlates to the summer solstice - the acknowledgment of spring and rebirth.
    Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
    Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect. The interior encompasses 28 glue-laminated ribs that align to the number of days in one moon cycle. The ribs also relate to the ribs of a canoe or mammal - expressing the relationship to nature and being.
    Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
    Courtesy of Two Row Architect. Plan diagram.
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect. In Anishnawbe, ‘Odeyto’ means ‘the good journey’.
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect The design of Odeyto was inspired by the image of a canoe pulled up at a dock.
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect. In its shape, Odeyto’s design also echoes the Haudenosaunne longhouse. The design additionally correlates to the summer solstice - the acknowledgment of spring and rebirth.
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Tom Arban, courtesy of Two Row Architect. The interior encompasses 28 glue-laminated ribs that align to the number of days in one moon cycle. The ribs also relate to the ribs of a canoe or mammal - expressing the relationship to nature and being.
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Courtesy of Two Row Architect. Plan diagram.

Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre

Address 1750 Finch Avenue E, North York

Built 2019

Design Team (2019) Gow Hastings Architects with Two Row Architect

Coordinates 43.796223, -79.348927