RAIC Podcast on Architecture S01E03

In this season’s third episode, RAIC Congress on Architecture Steering Committee member Mona Lemoine talks with Wanda Dalla Costa about the role of Indigenous leadership and pedagogy concerning climate action. 

 

Wanda Dalla Costa

Institute Professor, Arizona State University
Principal, Tawaw Architecture Collective 

Director and founder of the Indigenous Design Collaborative

Wanda is a member of Saddle Lake Cree Nation, is the director and founder of the Indigenous Design Collaborative, a community-driven design and construction program. Indigenous Design Collaborative brings together tribal community members, industry and a multidisciplinary team of students, and faculty to co-design and co-develop solutions for tribal communities. Her practice, Tawaw Architecture Collective, is based in Phoenix, Arizona. 

 

Mona Lemoine

Architect AIBC, MRAIC, LEED AP BD+C,  Regenerative Practitioner, RELi AP

Senior Sustainable Design Specialist, Perkins and Will 

Mona’s raison d'être is to have a positive impact in the world. A community leader, she helped found the first Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council, an experience that formed the basis of her continued advocacy work in sustainability and the built environment. Currently, she chairs the RAIC Committee on Regenerative Environments and is a member of the RAIC Congress Steering Committee. In her advisory role at Perkins and Will, Mona enjoys the opportunity to be a resource on a variety of projects–helping to problem solve and inspire people to incorporate sustainability values in their work. Her unique balance of both big picture systems thinking and attention to detail is invaluable in leading and managing teams through the sustainability assessment process. A lifelong learner and adventurer, Mona has lived, studied, and worked abroad in several countries including Venezuela, Japan, and Chile. Being immersed in other cultures and languages has taught her to broaden her perspective and continues to motivate her both personally and professionally.