Indigenous Architecture & Design Considerations

Design a facility that honors and represents the cultural values of the community.

Webinar

• Indigenous Architecture: Developing the Design Expressions of identity and self-determination can be reflected in the architectural design of your cultural facility. This webinar outlines a cultural design process and key questions that each community must answer when developing tribal design projects. Case studies in contemporary architecture offer insights into the ways other tribal communities have defined and honored the community’s cultural vision.

Tools

• Contemporary Native American Architecture
• Design for the Museum of the Native American Indian
• Implicit Ordering: A Tribal Center to Connect Land, Community, and Creativity
• Indigenous Architecture: Envisioning, Designing, and Building the Museum at Warm Springs
• Living Homes for Cultural Expression: North American Native Perspectives on Creating Community Museums

Additional Viewing

• The Contemporary Museum and the Story of Hocokata Ti: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Cultural Center