A spotlight on Indigenous Architecture at The World Congress of Architects in Denmark.
The International Union of Architects (UIA) World Congress of Architects is taking place in Copenhagen from 2-6 July. Elisapeta Heta, principal and Kaihautū Whaihanga at Jasmax, will be presenting alongside design leaders from around the world. Nominated by Ngā Aho and supported by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, Elisapeta will represent Aotearoa on the theme Carbon and Beyond: How do we address embodied and operational carbon in our attitude designs for the built environment? As co-director of the UIA's Indigenous Peoples Work Programme with Nisga’a architect Patrick Stewart of Canada, she will also host the organisation’s inaugural event for indigenous views on sustainable design.
Part of the exhibition includes a global map. This re-imagined world map resulted from questions within the Work Programme asking "what does Indigenous Architecture mean to you? How does Indigenous Architecture contribute to a better future for all?".
Here we have a reproduction of the map which includes links to presentations by nine Indigenous architects from across the globe.
See below for the Vimeo presentations from the Work Programme members:
Click for high-resolution version of the map.
