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Press kit - Press release - The Downsview Wind Rose: In Collaboration with Born in the North and Dept of Words & Deeds - Future Simple Studio

Press Kit | no. 5663-02

Press release only in English

The Downsview Wind Rose: In Collaboration with Born in the North and Dept of Words & Deeds

Toronto, Canada

Future Simple Studio

A dynamic installation that celebrates the wind, the view, and the Indigenous connections to this place

Montréal, Canada, 2022-01-05 - 

An invigorating climb to the summit of Downsview Park’s largest mound of earth will be rewarded! On top you’ll find the Downsview Wind Rose: a dynamic installation that celebrates the wind, the view, and the Indigenous connections to this place. This interactive structure, created by Future Simple Studio, features a circle of vibrant blue flags attached to a radial network of 32 square arches, arranged in a compass-like formation that resembles a huge wind rose.


A wind rose is a time-honoured tool invented by meteorologists to map the direction, speed, and frequency of wind in a specific location. The wind rose for Downsview, depicted on the concrete bench at the installation’s center, is specific to the Downsview airport, and shows the local area’s prevailing northwest winds.


Where those winds prevail, you’ll find the jewel of the Downsview Wind Rose: a set of flags designed by Mi'kmaq artists, Chris and Greg Mitchell, who lead the Born in the North design studio. The work, titled “The Turtle and the Traveller,” is based on the history of these lands and the local area. The flags are positioned at the installation’s northwest, therefore one is white, representing north on the medicine wheel, and the other is black, representing the west.


The white flag depicts a traveller, honouring Indigenous people's historic use of this place as an important route for trade and travel. The turtle on the black flag represents the land—Turtle Island—as well as the local wildlife. Its shell references a medicine wheel to highlight traditional teachings. The style is reminiscent of petroglyphs from the Eastern Woodlands people.


XOXO Downsview is a celebration of public art, culture, and local heritage launched in coordination with Toronto's Year of Public Art. It involves dynamic installations, murals, multimedia works, and an audio walking tour on the Downsview Lands and in Downsview Park. The projects highlight local artists, aim to bring people together, and highlight the history and potential of Downsview as a destination and generator of cultural works.


The project was made possible through Northcrest Developments and Canada Lands Company.

Technical Sheet

Project: Windrose

Location: Downsview, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Future Simple Studio

Architecture Team: Christine Djerrahian, Ernst van ter Beek, Martina Di Bacco

Artists: Born in the North-Chris and Greg Mitchell
Collaborator: Dept of Words & Deeds

Client: Northcrest Developments and Canada Lands Company

Completion: Fall 2021

Photographer: Cinematoscape

About Future Simple Studio

Future Simple Studio is a Montreal-based architecture office. Our design approach is guided by a disciplined exercise of simplicity. Our team consists of architects and designers joined together by the ambition of crafting instinctive, human-focused habitats at various scales. Collaborating with our clients is one of the greatest privileges of our practice—we make it our priority to be reliable creative partners, to add enduring solutions, and to foster consistently positive and fluid communications using the latest digital tools.


Future Simple Studio was founded by architect Christine Djerrahian in 2018. Prior to its launch, Christine spent 12 years working in New York and Montreal, where she led projects for international clients including Louis Vuitton, Equinox, Doğuş, NASA, and Shvo. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wallpaper, Sight Unseen, Dezeen, and Fast Company. Christine is a Registered Architect (OAQ) and holds masters degrees in Architecture from McGill and Columbia Universities.

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For more information

  1. futuresimple.studio/
  2. www.id8downsview.ca/xoxo-windrose

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