The Indian Community School of Milwaukee (ICS) is a privately owned and operated urban intertribal school educating American Indian children from kindergarten through the 8th grade and employing approximately 95 individuals.



Serving the Indian community of metro Milwaukee for more than 30 years, ICS provides its students a unique learning experience. American Indian spirituality, languages, ceremonies, cultural identity, and pride are major components of the children's education. The school serves 309 children from 12 different tribes.

 




The design of the new School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico, as explained by the architects, is intended as a source of inspiration  to the young minds on the road to discover the intricacies of Architecture, teaching the students through a living example a good doze of healthy concepts.

Intersecting the original directive, and somehow complementing it, is the desire to shape the building according to specific  surrounding environmental, urban and campus form-givers.

The timeless relationships between building and environment from the cliffs of Canyon de Chelly to the mute, powerfull walls of Anasazi architecture, conceptually and materially inspire the project. While the building optimizes its functional role, it incorporates within its concepts these powerful forces.

Photographs courtesy of Kirk Gittings, Photographer