Author(s): Lola Sheppard & Mason White
Architecture struggles with relinquishing authorship. However, since the 1960s, there has been an undercurrent call to rethink authorship and the bias of expertise of the architect. This movement has grown in the last fifteen years, and the urgent need for more inclusive design approaches has become particularly obvious in considering architecture serving Indigenous communities. This essay explores the possibilities and challenges of co-design as a decolonial approach that recenters Indigenous voices and knowledge systems. A series of recent co-design projects working with Inuit communities in Arctic Canada serve as case studies on the role of innovative physical and digital tools in collaborative design. Decolonizing research methods, storysharing, and the role of language and tools in co-design processes create opportunities for a more participatory design process.
Volume Editors
Reed Kroloff & Francisco J. RodrÃguez-Suárez
ISBN
978-1-944214-52-4