Prof. Julia Watson, Harvard, Columbia, Texas, Author, Activist
PROF. JULIA WATSON INTERVIEW
Harvard Professor & Author, Julia Watson, Explains The Importance Of Indigenous Architecture
Julia is a leading expert of Lo—TEK nature-based technologies for climate-resilience. Her eponymously named studio brings creative and conceptual, interdisciplinary thinking to design projects and corporations interested in systemic and sustainable change.
Julia Watson is a renowned architectural historian but is especially known for her work around Indigenous Architecture
Julia Watson is a renowned architectural historian and the author of several books on the history of architecture. She is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and has taught at Harvard University, Yale University, and Columbia University. Julia Watson is one of the world’s leading experts on the history of architecture and has published numerous articles and books on the subject.
She is a highly respected authority on the subject and her work is widely respected by her peers. Julia Watson is an important voice in the field of architectural history and her work is essential reading for anyone interested in the subject.
In her 2019 monograph, Lo–TEK Design by Radical Indigenism published by TASCHEN, Watson coined the term Lo–TEK—derived from local and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), which is the cumulative body of multigenerational knowledge, practices, and beliefs. Lo—TEK Water—the upcoming sequel—explores water-responsive, generational infrastructures. Co-authored with Indigenous experts, it examines water-related technologies and contemporary projects that integrate Indigenous wisdom to promote climate resilience.
