What is the future of diplomacy for Canada in the Age of Reconciliation? What is Canada's identity abroad as a colonial nation state? This booklet is a summary of an undergraduate design studio at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada during the Fall of 2022 that asked these questions. Conceived as a pilot studio to examine pressing questions surrounding the relationship between Canadian international diplomacy and design, the studio traveled to Ottawa and Mexico City to reflect on some of the challenges and opportunities facing designers in a rapidly changing world.

What is the future of diplomacy for Canada in the Age of Reconciliation? What is Canada's identity abroad as a colonial nation state? This booklet is a summary of an undergraduate design studio at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada during the Fall of 2022 that asked these questions. Conceived as a pilot studio to examine pressing questions surrounding the relationship between Canadian international diplomacy and design, the studio traveled to Ottawa and Mexico City to reflect on some of the challenges and opportunities facing designers in a rapidly changing world.

What is the future of diplomacy for Canada in the Age of Reconciliation? What is Canada's identity abroad as a colonial nation state? This booklet is a summary of an undergraduate design studio at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada during the Fall of 2022 that asked these questions. Conceived as a pilot studio to examine pressing questions surrounding the relationship between Canadian international diplomacy and design, the studio traveled to Ottawa and Mexico City to reflect on some of the challenges and opportunities facing designers in a rapidly changing world.