Tamarah Begay
Navajo
- IDS+A's WebsiteTamarah Begay is the founder and principal-in-charge of Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture, an Indigenous owned firm based out of Albuquerque, NM.
IDS+A. Navajo Technical University Class Building. Chinle, AZ.
- American (INDIAN) EnterpriseHILL, LIZ. 2012. “American (INDIAN) Enterprise.” Native Peoples Magazine 25 (2): 23–29.
Douglas Cardinal
Blackfoot, Ojibwe, and Mohawk
Douglas Cardinal, St. Mary’s Parish, 1968. Alberta, Canada
Image Credit: Courtesy of Douglas Cardinal Architect
Chris T. Cornelius
Oneida
- Studio: Indigenous WebsiteChris Cornelius is the founding principle of Studio: Indigenous, a firm based out of Milwaukee, WI.
Chris T. Cornelius. Wiikiaami. 2016-17. Columbus, IN.
New Architecture on Indigenous Lands by
ed in--or boxed out. But in the post-1996 era of more flexible housing policies, Native peoples have assumed a key role in the design of buildings on tribal lands. The result is an architecture that finally accords with the traditions and ideas of the people who inhabit it.A virtual tour of recent Native building projects in Canada and the western and midwestern United States, New Architecture on Indigenous Lands conducts readers through cultural centers and schools, clinics and housing, and even a sugar camp, all while showing how tribal identity is manifested in various distinctive ways. Focusing on such sites as the Tribal Council Chambers of the Pojoaque Pueblo; the Zuni Eagle Sanctuary in New Mexico; the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, British Columbia; and the T'lisalagi'lakw Elementary School, Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka offer wide-ranging insights into the sensory, symbolic, cultural, and environmental contexts of this new architecture.With close attention to details of design, questions of tradition, and cultural issues, and through interviews with designers and their Native clients, the authors provide an in-depth introduction to the new Native architecture in its many guises--and a rare chance to appreciate its aesthetic power.
Call Number: NA2543.A58 M35 2013ISBN: 9780816677443Publication Date: 2013-07-12
- SERENITY IN STEEL: Chris Cornelius’s Wiikiaami“SERENITY IN STEEL: Chris Cornelius’s Wiikiaami.” 2019. Public Art Review, no. 58 (January): 100–104.
Nicholas Dalton
Māori
- TOA Architects' WebsiteNicholas Dalton is the director and founder of Tāmaki Makaurau Office Architecture Limited (TOA Architects), a firm based out of Auckland, New Zealand. When describing their approach; "We value the Tangata – People; Whenua – our Land and its history; Aroha – Heart; and Wairua – Spirit. These are the concepts that inspire our architecture. And TOA takes seriously its role as Kaitiaki - Guardians of our clients' and communities' projects, as well as the wider environment."
TOA Architects. MAUNGĀRONGO. 2019. Otūmoetai, NZ.
- New Architecture of the South Pacific: How the Māori Worldview is Changing New Zealand's Built EnvironmentHarvey, Justine. 2019. “New Architecture of the South Pacific: How the Māori Worldview Is Changing New Zealand’s Built Environment.” Architectural Design 89 (6): 94–97. doi:10.1002/ad.2508.
Tammy Eagle Bull
Ogala Lakota
- Encompass ArchitectsTammy Eagle Bull is the president of Encompass Architects, a firm based out of Lincoln, NE.
Gila River Indian Community Tribal Governance Center. Sacaton, Arizona.
- New Architecture on Indigenous Lands by
Black Elk speaks of the "square boxes" his people were forced into, and Winona LaDuke of the "boxes of mints" on Native lands. As long as the government was deciding what tribal buildings should look like, Native custom and culture were bound to be boxed in--or boxed out. But in the post-1996 era of more flexible housing policies, Native peoples have assumed a key role in the design of buildings on tribal lands. The result is an architecture that finally accords with the traditions and ideas of the people who inhabit it. A virtual tour of recent Native building projects in Canada and the western and midwestern United States, New Architecture on Indigenous Lands conducts readers through cultural centers and schools, clinics and housing, and even a sugar camp, all while showing how tribal identity is manifested in various distinctive ways. Focusing on such sites as the Tribal Council Chambers of the Pojoaque Pueblo; the Zuni Eagle Sanctuary in New Mexico; the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, British Columbia; and the T'lisalagi'lakw Elementary School, Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka offer wide-ranging insights into the sensory, symbolic, cultural, and environmental contexts of this new architecture. With close attention to details of design, questions of tradition, and cultural issues, and through interviews with designers and their Native clients, the authors provide an in-depth introduction to the new Native architecture in its many guises--and a rare chance to appreciate its aesthetic power.
Call Number: NA2543.A58 M35 2013ISBN: 9780816677443Publication Date: 2013-07-12
Ryan Gorrie
Anishinaabe
- Indigenous Design StudioIndigenous Design Studio at the Brook McIlroy firm based out of Canada. Gorrie is the principal architect for the studio.
Brook McIlroy. Spirit Garden. 2020. Thunder Bay, ON.
- Rainbow Butterfly: A Pavilion in Winnipeg Is a Place of Commemoration--But Also a Welcoming Space for Gentle ReconciliationLam, Elsa. 2022. “Rainbow Butterfly: A Pavilion in Winnipeg Is a Place of Commemoration--But Also a Welcoming Space for Gentle Reconciliation.” Canadian Architect 67 (3): 66.
Elisapeta Heta
Māori
- Jasmax's WebsiteElisapeta Heta is the principal and leader of Waka Māia (their Maori design team) at Jasmax, a firm based out of New Zealand.
Jasmax. Western Springs College Ngā Puna O Waiōrea Redevelopment. 2019. Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Our Voices II by
Our Voices II: the DE-Colonial Project will showcase decolonizing projects which work to destable and disquiet colonial built environments. The land, towns, and cities on which we live have always been Indigenous places yet, for the most part our Indigenous value sets and identities have been disregarded or appropriated. Indigenous people continue to be gentrified out of the places to which they belong and neo‐liberal systems work to continuously subjugate Indigenous involvement in decision‐making processes in subtle, but potent ways. However, we are not, and have never been cultural dopes. Rather, we have, and continue to subvert the colonial value sets that overlay our places in important ways.
Call Number: NA2543.A58 K542 2021ISBN: 9781943532568Publication Date: 2021-06-15
- Elisapeta HetaHeta, Elisapeta. 2021. “Elisapeta Heta.” Architecture New Zealand, July, 94–95.
- Camille Khouri and Justine Harvey talk with architects who are working to reflect and cater for our increasingly multicultural communityHeta, Elisapeta, Raukura Turei, Nick Dalton, Te Ari Prendergast, Justine Harvey, and Camille Khouri. 2018. “The Workplace Revolution Series : 02 : Diversity - What Would It Mean to Have More Ethnic Diversity within the Architectural Profession? In This Part of Our Workplace Revolution Series, Camille Khouri and Justine Harvey Talk with Architects Who Are Working to Reflect and Cater for Our Increasingly Multicultural Community.” Architecture New Zealand Oc (5): 30–39.
Johnpaul Jones
Choctaw and Cherokee
- Jones & Jones Architects, Landscape Architects and Planners WebsiteJohnpaul Jones is an architect for Jones & Jones Architects, a firm based out of Seattle, WA.
Southern Ute Museum. Ignacio, Colorado. Jones & Jones Architects, Landscape Architects and Planners.
The Land Has Memory by
In the heart of Washington, D.C., a centuries-old landscape has come alive in the twenty-first century through a re-creation of the natural environment as the region's original peoples might have known it. Unlike most landscapes that surround other museums on the National Mall, the natural environment around the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is itself a living exhibit, carefully created to reflect indigenous ways of thinking about the land and its uses. Abundantly illustrated, The Land Has Memory offers beautiful images of the museum's natural environment in every season as well as the uniquely designed building itself. Essays by Smithsonian staff and others involved in the museum's creation provide an examination of indigenous peoples' long and varied relationship to the land in the Americas, an account of the museum designers' efforts to reflect traditional knowledge in the creation of individual landscape elements, detailed descriptions of the 150 native plant species used, and an exploration of how the landscape changes seasonally. The Land Has Memory serves not only as an attractive and informative keepsake for museum visitors, but also as a thoughtful representation of how traditional indigenous ways of knowing can be put into practice.
Call Number: E98.B7 L36 2008ISBN: 9780807832646Publication Date: 2009-02-01
Alfred Waugh
Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation
- Formline Architecture + Urbanism's WebsiteFormline is based out of West Vancouver, BC. It is an architecture studio known for design excellence in the Indigenous Architecture, innovative wood structures, educational, and cultural buildings.
Alfred Waugh. Capilano University Aboriginal Gathering Place Project. 2014. North Vancouver, BC. Formline Architecture.
- New Architecture on Indigenous Lands by
Black Elk speaks of the "square boxes" his people were forced into, and Winona LaDuke of the "boxes of mints" on Native lands. As long as the government was deciding what tribal buildings should look like, Native custom and culture were bound to be boxed in--or boxed out. But in the post-1996 era of more flexible housing policies, Native peoples have assumed a key role in the design of buildings on tribal lands. The result is an architecture that finally accords with the traditions and ideas of the people who inhabit it. A virtual tour of recent Native building projects in Canada and the western and midwestern United States, New Architecture on Indigenous Lands conducts readers through cultural centers and schools, clinics and housing, and even a sugar camp, all while showing how tribal identity is manifested in various distinctive ways. Focusing on such sites as the Tribal Council Chambers of the Pojoaque Pueblo; the Zuni Eagle Sanctuary in New Mexico; the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, British Columbia; and the T'lisalagi'lakw Elementary School, Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka offer wide-ranging insights into the sensory, symbolic, cultural, and environmental contexts of this new architecture. With close attention to details of design, questions of tradition, and cultural issues, and through interviews with designers and their Native clients, the authors provide an in-depth introduction to the new Native architecture in its many guises--and a rare chance to appreciate its aesthetic power.
Call Number: NA2543.A58 M35 2013ISBN: 9780816677443Publication Date: 2013-07-12
- First steps: a group of Alberta-based architects is working on resolving First Nations development issuesMCKAY, KENT, and SHAFRAAZ KABA. 2012. “First Steps.” Canadian Architect 57 (10): 27–30.
- Profiles: Canada’s First Nations DesignersLewington, Jennifer. 2017. “Profiles: Canada’s First Nations Designers.” Canadian Architect 62 (5): 26–30.