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There is a residual feeling that architecture is not for us because it has been complicit in colonization...Now that we have more voices contributing to this space, in the next few years, we’re going to really shift the idea of what design and architecture can do for the community. — NYT
Will Higginbotham profiles Jefa Greenaway, of Greenaway Architects. Jefa is one of a small number of registered Indigenous architects in Australia. View full entry
The City of Port Coquitlam in British Columbia, Canada, recently unveiled the final proposed design for one of the province’s largest training and recreational hubs for soccer. Designed by Indigenous-led, Vancouver-based firm Formline Architecture, the facility will serve as a state-of-the-art... View full entry
In honor of today's Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration, we are highlighting a collection of events and lectures advancing the discourse on Native American traditions, rights, and cultures in the built environment that will be taking place this week and throughout the fall. Affirming Indigenous... View full entry
A new project led by Florida State University associate professor Paul Niell is working to retrace the lineage of thatch work architectures used by different African and Indigenous diaspora groups throughout the Americas in the hopes of documenting and preserving their impact on history for future... View full entry
It’s sheer genius...The architect did this with no known writing or numerical system, no computers. They laid it out with yucca cords and sticks. They were the Michaelangelo of their time. — The Colorado Sun
A diagram of Sun Temple drawn by pioneering archaeologist J.W. Fewkes (National Parks Service) David Gilbert digs into recent analysis by Dr. Sherry Towers who believes cliff-dwellings in southwestern Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park comprise one of the most advanced astronomical... View full entry
Just over one year since Chris Cornelius took up his role as the Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of New Mexico, the architect and educator has spoken to The New York Times on how his career was informed by his upbringing and his Oneida heritage. An enrolled member of the... View full entry
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has just revealed the initial plans for its new Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery project led by Selldorf Architects, Diamond Schmitt, and Two Row Architect. The 40,000-square-foot addition will add 13 galleries in order to expand its total exhibition... View full entry
MASS Design Group has announced its acquisition of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Atkin Olshin Schade Architects (AOS) in a move they say will offer an enhancement of the relationship the two have built already through years of collaboration. The merger makes the new combined entity Santa Fe’s... View full entry
Kevin O’Brien, an acclaimed Indigenous architect from Australia, has embarked on a year-long collaboration with Portland State University. His involvement centers on the restoration of a campus oak savanna and the design-build of a facility at the site that will host the school’s Indigenous... View full entry
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has announced Chris Cornelius as their new Chair of the Department of Architecture. A prominent advocate for the awareness of architecture’s connection with culture, particularly American Indian culture, Cornelius is set to take up the role on November 1st... View full entry
New York’s Center for Architecture has announced the launch of the Center for Architecture Lab – a digital residency dedicated to promoting new voices and ideas in architecture. Created in response to major destabilizing forces, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the racial justice movement in the... View full entry
The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design announced that the 2020-21 Frank Gehry International Visiting Chair in Architectural Design is renowned Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal, OC, FRAIC. Cardinal is known both for his striking designs and for his advocacy for the rights and... View full entry
Kunkel thinks a hybrid between Indigenous and Western architecture styles could lead to more sustainable designs, ones that incorporate modern technology to achieve the same qualities found in the place-based architecture perfected by Indigenous people over thousands of years. — High Country News
Spaces of Opportunity: Phase 1 (under construction)Jessica Kutz on how Phoenix and other communities across America, are already having to adapt to extreme heat plus other impacts of climate change. At the same time these communities are already developing solutions; from "smarter" cities... View full entry
Smoke detectors and birch trees. These are two things that an architect would not typically mention while talking up an ambitious new building. But for the Indigenous House at the University of Toronto Scarborough, these matters are critical. Here, connections with Indigenous traditions and ways of thinking will be everywhere, from the guts of the building to the landscape that accompanies it. — The Globe and Mail
Alex Bozikovic, The Globe and Mail’s architecture critic, reviews the planned Indigenous House at the University of Toronto Scarborough, designed by Formline Architecture in collaboration with LGA Architectural Partners and landscape architecture firm Public Work. View full entry
As American architecture firms and institutions continue to grapple with inadequate levels of diversity and inclusion, Canadian groups are highlighting an increased willingness to highlight and support the work of Indigenous designers. A recent CBC article highlights the Brook... View full entry
