Honor the Past. Be the Future.

Why Our Communities Need more Native Architects and Engineers

Date:

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Room/Location:

Room 3

Time:

9:30 am to 10:20 am

Session Track(s):

Pre-College

Our Background The American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers is a non-profit corporation established in 1976. Its membership is comprised of American Indian architecture, engineering, and design professionals through out the United States of America. Purpose of AICAE: - Advance the role of American Indian professional engineers, architects and design professionals in practice and to advance their professional skills. - Promote recognition of member’s professional excellence, service, projects and contributions. - Encourage American Indians to pursue careers as professional engineers, architects, and design professionals. - Consolidate the expertise of members into a single focus for representation on a national level. Our goal in attending the AISES conference is to promote Architecture, Engineering and other Design based careers are valid options and have a high value impact to the communities we serve.

Speaker(s)

Stanford Lake

Professional Engineer

Terraform Development, LLC

TERRAFORM is a Native Owned, operated and skilled team that is bringing in-depth community involvement and thorough study to construct projects that will enhance community environment. TERRAFORM development wants to create a sense of community and energy to bring people, environment, and structure in a harmonious atmosphere.

Lynn Paxson

Professor

Iowa State University, College of Design, Department of Architecture

Lynn Paxson holds degrees in both design and social science and is interested in students understanding architecture as a technical and cultural phenomenon. She is a member of the American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers (AICAE), and has been recognized for her work in diversifying the architecture curriculum through the incorporation of native cultures and issues. Dr. Paxson also has a visiting appointment with the School of Architecture + Planning at the University of New Mexico where she is developing a national exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Architecture.