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publications

Dalla Costa, W. (2020). “Indigenous futurity and architecture: Rewriting the urban narrative.” In Dossier: C. Go-Sam (ed.), Architecture Australia, Melbourne, AU.
Dalla Costa W. (2017). “Housing Equity and Heat Vulnerability: A Case Study for Indigenous Design and Construction.” In: M. Young (ed.), AMPS Proceedings Series 9. Living and Sustainability: An Environmental Critique of Design and Building Practices, Locally and Globally. London South Bank University, London, 08 – 09 February, 2017. pp: 543-554.
Caicco, G. (Ed.) (2007). Architecture, Ethics, and the Personhood of Place. Hannover: University of New England Press.
Kiddle, R., stewart, l. p., & O’Brien, K. (Eds.). (2018). Our Voices: Indigeneity and Architecture: Oro Editions.
Kimmerer, R. W. (2015). Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. Canada: Milkweed Editions.
Kovach, M. (2021). Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Moore, E. K. (1994). Navajo Beadwork: Architectures of Light. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press.
Robinson, S. (2021). Architecture is a Verb. New York: Routledge
Smith, L. T. (2021). Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (3rd ed.). London: Bloombury Academic
Wilson, S. (2008). Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods. Halifax: Ferwood Publishing.

monographs​

Dalla Costa, W. (in process) Indigenous Placekeeping: Urban Diversity and Development. Publication to document the research methodology of ASU’s Indigenous Design Collaborative, applied to a predominantly LatinX neighborhood. Phoenix, AZ.
Dalla Costa, W. (2018) Indigenous Placekeeping: Campus Design + Planning. Publication to document the research process and methodology of ASU’s Indigenous Design Collaborative. Phoenix, AZ.

design den​

“Spiral to the Stars”

Laura Harjo

“Guides for Equitable Practice”

University of Washington, the University of Minnesota, EQFA, and AIA

“Weaving Indigenous and Sustainability Sciences to Diversify our Methods”

Johnson J.T, Howitt R., Cajete, G., Berkes, F., Louis, R. P., & Kliskey, A. (2015). Weaving Indigenous Sustainability Sciences to Diversify our Methods @ Springer Japan 2015.

“Redefining architecture to accommodate cultural difference: designing for cultural sustainability”

Paul Memmotta & Cathy Keysb

“Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing”

Karen Martin & Booran Mirraboopa

news

Wanda Dalla Costa Is Laying Down the Groundwork for the Next Generation of Indigenous Architects | Architectural Digest
Wanda Dalla Costa, “Walking Backwards into the Future: Indigenous Design Thinking” – Harvard Graduate School of Design
Plym Distinguished Professorship – School of Architecture (illinois.edu)
Hariri Pontarini Architects-led team will transform Toronto’s Brutalist landmark into Canada’s first zero-carbon performing arts center | News | Archinect

conferences

Dalla Costa W. (2017). “Housing Equity and Heat Vulnerability: A Case Study for Indigenous Design and Construction.” In: M. Young (ed.), AMPS Proceedings Series 9. Living and Sustainability: An Environmental Critique of Design and Building Practices, Locally and Globally. London South Bank University, London, England
Dalla Costa, W. (2016) “Contextualized Metrics and Narrating Binaries: Defining Place and Process in Indigenous North America,” A Conference paper presented at Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), 2016 International Conference. Santiago, Chile.
https://design.asu.edu/research/indigenous-design-collaborative?sortby=last_name_asc
Awards

Honorary Fellow


The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada is proud to announce that Wanda Dalla Costa, a prominent Indigenous voice and practitioner in North American architecture, has been awarded honorary fellowship for 2022. Wanda Dalla Costa is a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and was the first First Nation woman to become an architect in Canada. Her firm, Tawaw Architecture Collective, is based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the director and founder of Arizona State University’s Indigenous Design Collaborative, a community-driven design and construction program that brings together tribal community members, industry and multidisciplinary teams of university students and faculty to co-design and co-develop solutions for tribal communities. Dalla Costa is a prominent Indigenous female voice within the architectural profession–specifically within the academic sphere in North America.
Awards

YBCA's 100 Honorees: Wanda Dalla Costa


Indigenous Design Collaborative's founder and design director Wanda Dalla Costa was recognized as YBCA 100 list of change makers and cultural activists working at the intersection of art, social change and civic life.
Awards

Trailblazer Award: Wanda Dalla Costa


Presented this year as part of NZ20, the world's largest net zero conference and expo, the Trailblazer Awards celebrate leaders who are building a net zero future through their work in the carbon, energy, water, waste, transit and/or policy sectors.
Awards

St. Lawrence Center Competition Award 2023

Awards

Jeff Harnar Award
Unbuilt Architecture 2021

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