Richard Kroeker Professor BES (Manitoba), AADipl (Architectural Association) Pictou Landing Health Centre Research areas Community development, material culture, green building methods, detail and connection, design process, cultural continuity, invention, indigenous people Recent research has focused on architectural design in the context of marginalized communities or cultures under threat. Issues of cultural and environmental sustainability are fundamental to the work. In many cases this involves a study of local material cultures, contemporary and historic, as the background to invention and adaptation which has cultural continuity. Another area of research is the development of energy modeling and testing methods that can be used in the early stages of design development, allowing for optimization of building systems and materials. Richard Kroeker Design web site Download Turkish article on Pictou Landing Health Centre Download Argentinian article on Pictou Landing Health Centre