MASS Design Group hosted the Bridging Boundaries Special Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design in Albuquerque, NM on September 4-6, 2024. This event convened mayors and Tribal leaders in the first-ever Special Session dedicated to supporting Native citizens across the urban-rural continuum. This session offered a unique and unprecedented opportunity for mayors and Tribal leaders to come together and discuss ways to bridge the gap between sovereign nations and municipal jurisdictions to better serve Native citizens.
Host
MASS Design Group was founded on the understanding that architecture’s influence reaches beyond individual buildings. MASS (Model of Architecture Serving Society) believes that architecture has a critical role to play in supporting communities to confront history, shape new narratives, collectively heal and project new possibilities for the future. MASS has a team of over 200 architects, landscape architects, engineers, builders, furniture designers, makers, writers, filmmakers, and researchers representing 20 countries across the globe. MASS is a nonprofit design firm that believes in expanding access to design that is purposeful, healing, and hopeful.
Mayors and Tribal Leaders
Albuquerque, NM Mayor Tim Keller (Host)
Caddo Nation Chairman Bobby Gonzalez
Flagstaff, AZ Mayor Becky Daggett
Gresham, OR Mayor Travis Stovall
Oklahoma City, OK Mayor David Holt
Tejon Indian Tribe Chairman Octavio Escobedo III
Resource Team
Dana Bourland | Senior Vice President, Environment and Strategic Initiatives, JPB Foundation, New York, NY
Chris Calott | University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Lydia Hausle | Senior Transportation Planner, City of Boston Planning Department, Boston, MA
Sam Olbekson | Principal, Full Circle Planning & Design, Minneapolis, MN
Michaela Shirley | Indigenous Planning Scholar/Researcher, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Shyla Spicer | President & CEO, Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, Portland, OR
Audrey West | Principal & Director of Landscape Architecture, MIG, Seattle, WA
Image Gallery
Press
National Group Meets in Albuquerque to Bridge the Gap between Cities and Sovereign Nations (City of Albuquerque)