Wanda Dalla Costa

Wanda Dalla Costa (Saddle Lake First Nation) is Associate Professor at The Design School and Senior Global Futures Scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. She directs the Indigenous Design Collaborative, leading interdisciplinary studios that engage tribal communities. With 20 years' experience working with Indigenous groups across North America, her practice focuses on decolonizing design processes through Tawaw Architecture Collective.

Creative Scholarship: Exhibited at 2018 Venice Biennale as part of Unceded/Team Canada, representing Indigenous architectural perspectives globally.

Research Focus: Indigenous placekeeping strategies, community-centered design frameworks, and cultural sustainability in built environments.