Anjelica S. Gallegos (Jicarilla Apache Nation | Pueblo of Santa Ana) pushes boundaries of design thought and practice in sensitive environments, including the Southwest, Arctic, and New England coast. Gallegos serves as an architectural designer in the Government Studio at Page Southerland Page. She is a co-founder and Director of the Indigenous Society of Architecture, Planning, and Design, with work featured in Architectural Digest, Metropolis, and more. She is a Fulcrum Fund recipient, as part of the Regional Regranting Program of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and has presented her research at the Society of Architectural Historians International Conference.

Gallegos designs systematic programming that elevates Indigenous history, practices, and knowledge while advancing connection-building and reciprocity in the broader architecture field. Her research and built work focuses on Indigeneity in architecture including site memory, policy and architecture intersections, like the Federal Indian boarding school system, and sustainable design principle application.

Gallegos graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude) in Architecture and a minor in Photography from the University of Colorado Denver. She graduated with her Master of Architecture degree from Yale School of Architecture as the Alpha Rho Chi Medal recipient.

Take a look at what Gallegos is excited for during the 2024 festival, and start planning your own itinerary!

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Engaging with Nature(al) Materials

Consciously engaging with nature and natural materials independently or through an architectural process serves as a device to ideate on the possibilities of reconnecting the natural and built environments through our work.

Socrates Sculpture Park Field Guide: The Clay Body and Their Stories, Oct 5

Socrates x Noguchi Field Guide: Ritual: Fire as Material, Oct 12

In the Landscape: Mind the Forest, Oct 20

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Speaking to Time Periods

Though we may be “creatures of our age” as David Chipperfield once said, having a foot in each time period and strengthening our knowledge base to speak to different time periods can increase the depth of our designs. Perhaps an architecture can reach timelessness.

Past: City of Forest Day: A History of Brooklyn’s Last Remaining Forest, Oct 26

Present: Why is Everything so Ugly?, Oct 8

Future: The Architect's Newspaper Presents: TECH+ NYC!, Oct 22

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Seeking Something (Else)

Looking to other fields and subjects outside of our direct realm, builds creativity and churns the search for the unknown or next iteration. Upcoming tours:

Always In Fashion: Garment District, Oct 26

Underground Art Deco Architecture Tour, Oct 30

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Indigenous Society of Architecture, Planning, and Design

Join ISAPD for the third year presenting programming in collaboration with Archtober and the Center for Architecture that increases the knowledge, consciousness, and appreciation of Indigenous architecture, planning, and design. At the center of many Indigenous ideologies exists the inherent practice of planning—planning for seasonal change, planning for multiple generations, and planning for home place. Understanding these Indigenous planning principles often begins with understanding of multigenerational design, concept of community, interconnectedness, and stewardship. This year's virtual lecture series shares successful methods of Indigenous engagement, tribal sovereignty, and self-determined approaches for Indigenous housing design. Stay tuned and register for the upcoming talks:

Indigeneity and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Spatial Practices, Oct 10

Braiding Past, Present, & Future: Honoring Standing Rock Culture through Design, Oct 15

Protocols for Sovereign Suburban Space, Oct 22

Indigenous Housing + Working with Communities, Oct 29

The October 10 panel seeks to highlight the narratives of Indigenous peoples through the lens of environmental design, contributing to a richer understanding of multifaceted Indigenous spatial values and sustainable environmental ways of being. Through sharing projects followed by discussion, the panel seeks to connect Indigenous legal and political advocacy to spatial practices, bringing further awareness and support to Sovereignty movements and tribal economies.

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