Seven Sacred Teachings
Originally completed in collaboration with Rona Kong. Graphic style updated by author since project completion in April 2022.
Created with Rhino7, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Ilustrator, and Enscape. Sketches scanned and refined in Adobe Illustrator.
Spanning Calgary’s newly developed Ring Road, this 183m bridge that offers its users views to the Rocky Mountains and city skyline, acting as a space of meaningful
gathering, storytelling, and education as one transitions from a residential
community to Indigenous land.
The seven vertical rings encircling the bridge not
only encaptures the name of its surroundings, but it also reflects the Indigenous circular way of life. The Circular gathering area in the center of the bridge and the quadrant bench placement subtly alludes to the medicine wheel and its inherent seven teachings of harmony.
A red, eagle feather inspired guardrail was designed to represent and acknowledge the symbolism of the color and object. Red represents energy, blood, fire, and the missing and murdered Indigenous women and the eagle feather as one of the most sacred objects in Indigenous culture. It also symbolizes a step forward in the ongoing Reconciliation.
The seven vertical rings encircling the bridge not
only encaptures the name of its surroundings, but it also reflects the Indigenous circular way of life. The Circular gathering area in the center of the bridge and the quadrant bench placement subtly alludes to the medicine wheel and its inherent seven teachings of harmony.
A red, eagle feather inspired guardrail was designed to represent and acknowledge the symbolism of the color and object. Red represents energy, blood, fire, and the missing and murdered Indigenous women and the eagle feather as one of the most sacred objects in Indigenous culture. It also symbolizes a step forward in the ongoing Reconciliation.
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