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‘The successful completion of such a beautiful space demonstrates the value of rooting an architectural commission in process rather than product,’ writes Emily Conklin (@conk_shell) on the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, designed by @saundersarchitecture and @reedhilderbrand.

The tribes known as the Wabanaki Confederacy have long stewarded the rivers of northern Maine, a practice that was impacted by industrial logging in the 19th century. As the landscape has recovered from the logging, Mainers are still working towards ‘land back’ reparations for these tribal communities. Philanthropist Roxanne Quimby bought land in the region ‘with the aim of preserving it for posterity’ which eventually was designated a US National Monument. This ‘ensures that 35,000 hectares of Wabanaki ancestral homeland remain protected from commercial development, while accommodating the Wabanaki’s nomadic way of life.’

The structure serves as a welcome centre dedicated to telling the story of the Wabanaki people and their ancestral homeland and preserving the beauty of the land. Tekαkαpimək translates as ‘as far as one can see’ reflecting the Wabanaki orientation towards the dawn lands and their cosmological relationship to place.

All Wabanaki Cultural Knowledge and Intellectual Property shared within this project is owned by the Wabanaki Nations.

Read the full building study in the United States issue, at the link in our bio.

📸 jamesfloriophotography by @saundersarchitecture

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Designed by Todd Saunders, Villa Austevoll hovers above the Norwegian island of Selbjørn on slender steel supports, opening up views of the fjord, nature and sky. Expansive glazing, a circular skylight and folding sliding doors make the surrounding landscape the true focal point. Architecture that creates space.

Products: door system ADS 75. SI, door system ADS 75 HD. HI, folding sliding system ASS 70 FD, façade system FWS 50
Architect: Saunders Architecture AS
Fabricator: Fasader og Glass AS

© Ivar Kvaal by @saundersarchitecture

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Fogo Island Summer Nights @fogoislandinn #saundersarchitecture #newfoundland #canada by @saundersarchitecture

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Tekαkαpimək in Northern Maine, USA. Reach out to Katahdin Woods and Waters for opening times and directions. #summervisits #architecture #maine #wabanaki #katahdin @friendsofkatahdinwoodswaters by @saundersarchitecture

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Exciting News from Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

We’ve acquired a charming old schoolhouse and am embarking on a journey to restore it into a vibrant studio and workspace for our creative endeavors. 🎨🏡

We are looking to hire 1 to 2 skilled carpenters (or architecture students with a passion for hands-on work) to join us in breathing new life into this beautiful building! If you have building experience and are interested in collaborating on this project, we would love to hear from you.

The opportunity will last for 2 to 12 weeks, starting July 1st. We are open to short or longer working sessions. Let’s create something special together! If you’re interested, please reach out. Your help will be greatly appreciated!

DM us here 😊

#Fogoisland #RestorationProject #ArtStudio #Carpentry ArchitectureStudents CreativeCollaboration
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Barr’d Islands House, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada. Pleasantly and constantly in progress. Photo by @nick_herder by @saundersarchitecture

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Villa Austevoll, Norway Photos @ivarkvaal Stair @ggmobel by @saundersarchitecture

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Villa Austevoll, Norway. Photos @ivarkvaal by @saundersarchitecture

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Architecture Hunter Awards 2025 Shortlisted Project

Tekαkαpimək Contact Station is a 734 m² interpretive space located within the traditional homeland of the Penobscot Nation, welcoming visitors to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in northern Maine. Developed in close collaboration with the U.S. National Park Service and informed by the Indigenous knowledge of the Wabanaki Nations, the project integrates cultural narratives, languages, ancestral references, and native materials rooted in the surrounding lands and waters. Conceived as a gift by Roxanne Quimby and the Elliotsville Foundations and designed by Saunders Architecture, the building responds sensitively to the site’s challenging terrain while reimagining relationships between people, culture, and nature. Shaped through cross-cultural collaboration and a locally based workforce, Tekαkαpimək stands as a collective expression of respect, balance, and shared stewardship of the landscape.

_project: Tekαkαpimək Contact Station
_architecture: Saunders Architecture @saundersarchitecture
_location: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
_images: James Florio by @saundersarchitecture

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In the present and traditional homeland of the Penobscot Nation, Tekαkαpimək Contact Station is a stunning 734 m2 interpretive environment welcoming the global public to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in northern Maine. In consultation with the U.S. National Park Service, Tekαkαpimək (Dah-gaga-bee-mok), Penobscot for “as far as one can see”, is imbued with Indigenous knowledges from the Wabanaki Nations: Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe – Sipayik and Motahkomikuk, and Penobscot Nation. It intentionally incorporates cultural narratives, languages, images, kinship relations, ancestral representations, contemporary practices, and native materials of these lands and waters. The project was conceived as a gift by Maine-based Roxanne Quimby and Elliotsville Foundation.

Todd Saunders with Ryan Jorgensen and Éva Baráth

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James Florio by @saundersarchitecture

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Villa S,
designed by @saundersarchitecture for his own family, balances nature, weather, and daily life. Resting on slender pillars, the spruce-clad house stretches across the site to capture garden views and create sheltered outdoor spaces. Inside, the main floor brings together living areas and bedrooms around a spacious kitchen and dining area. Above, a quiet library on the upper level feels like a treehouse retreat — a place of calm and reflection.

📍Paradis ,Bergen 🇳🇴
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#architect #architecture #norway🇳🇴 #bergen #dronephotography #artist #norwayarchitecture #visitnorway #dronephotography #architecturephotography taken in Bergen, Norway by @saundersarchitecture

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Stegastein is a viewing platform above the village of Aurland in Norway’s Sogn og Fjordane county, overlooking the Aurlandsfjord.

The architects of the viewing platform were Norwegian architects @saundersarchitecture and @arkitekt_tommie_wilhelmsen.no . The structure was completed in the autumn of 2005 and opened in June 2006. The total length of the platform is 31 m, its width is 3.3 m, and the maximum height above the slope is 13 m. Pine wood was used as the construction material.

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#architecture #norway #norge #nature #architect #dronephotography #reelinstagram #architecturephotography #videography #norway🇳🇴 #mynorwaystories #mynorway #visitnorway taken in Stegastein by @saundersarchitecture

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