Designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo—TEK,

Design by Radical Indigenism.

Born in Australia, Julia is leading the field in search of Lo—TEK indigenous, nature-based technologies for climate-resilient design. She teaches urban design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

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In her studio, Julia Watson offers a versatile design team, focused on highly creative and conceptual, interdisciplinary thinking.

With many years, and a multitude of experience, the studio approaches design as a Rewilding,
offering experiential, urban and spiritual spatial design services.

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Is a group of designers focused on positively changing our interconnected ecologies.
We're experts at distilling the complexity of indigenous Lo–TEK and landscape technologies that span climates, cultures, and contexts.

Seeing sustainability as removing those walls that separate cities and nature, we focus on positively changing our interconnected ecologies.

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Dezeen

Indigenous technologies "could change the way we design cities" says environmentalist Julia Watson

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Design Week

Can designers bring tech and the natural world closer together?

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Harvard GSD

First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design

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El Pais

For innovative and sustainable design solutions, look to indigenous history

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Library Journal

New Bestsellers

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Politiken

How to Build Extremely Sustainably

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Dezeen

Watch The World Around architecture conference in New York

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Borneo Bulletin

For innovative and sustainable design solutions, look to indigenous history

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The Guardian

The case for... making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones

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ABC

Architecture without architects

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The Washington Post

How can we live more sustainably? Indigenous groups have some ideas.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Book World: For innovative and sustainable design solutions, look to indigenous history

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The Independent

In photos: A global exploration of nature-based technology

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Activist Post

Shouldn’t More Environmentalists Promote Natural Tech, Not Electrosmog and E-Waste Producing Smart Cities?

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Curbed

The world’s oldest design techniques might be the most radical

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Design Week

Ushering in the lo-TEK age: designers can learn from indigenous practice

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Fast Company

What indigenous design could teach us about surviving climate change

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Brisbane Times

The natural technologies that could hold keys to climate resilience

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Sydney Morning Herald

The natural technologies that could hold keys to climate resilience

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Metalocus

Book review

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Design & Science

Returning to Roots

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The Masai and the Uros teach us how to build

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CNN Style

How nature's ancient technologies can inform today's cities

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Aperture

Bali’s stunning rice terraces offer clues to sustainable water use

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Frankfurt General

Only The Best From Around The World

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2019/20

Lo—TEK, On to ancient knowledge

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Kerb 26 — Homelands

Lo—TEK, From the First to the Fourth World

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Essay

The Power of Lo-TEK

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Archinect

Working out of the Box series

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Humans and Nature

On Designing Landscapes

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PopTech

Poptech Social Innovation
Fellow and Speaker

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Alumni Profile from University of Queensland in Australia

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Designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo—TEK,

Design by Radical Indigenism.

Born in Australia, Julia is leading the field in search of Lo—TEK indigenous, nature-based technologies for climate-resilient design. She teaches urban design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Order

In her studio, Julia Watson offers a versatile design team, focused on highly creative and conceptual, interdisciplinary thinking.

With many years, and a multitude of experience, the studio approaches design as a Rewilding,
offering experiential, urban and spiritual spatial design services.

Is a group of designers focused on positively changing our interconnected ecologies.
We're experts at distilling the complexity of indigenous Lo–TEK and landscape technologies that span climates, cultures, and contexts.

Seeing sustainability as removing those walls that separate cities and nature, we focus on positively changing our interconnected ecologies.

Press

Newsletter

Thanks for submitting!

Designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo—TEK,

Design by Radical Indigenism.

Born in Australia, Julia is leading the field in search of Lo—TEK indigenous, nature-based technologies for climate-resilient design. She teaches urban design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Order

In her studio, Julia Watson offers a versatile design team, focused on highly creative and conceptual, interdisciplinary thinking.

With many years, and a multitude of experience, the studio approaches design as a Rewilding, offering experiential, urban and spiritual spatial design services.

Is a group of designers focused on positively changing our interconnected ecologies. We're experts at distilling the complexity of indigenous Lo–TEK and landscape technologies that span climates, cultures, and contexts.

Seeing sustainability as removing those walls that separate cities and nature, we focus on positively changing our interconnected ecologies.

Press

With many years, and a multitude of experience, the studio approaches design as a Rewilding,
offering experiential, urban and spiritual spatial design services.

Is a group of designers focused on positively changing our interconnected ecologies.
We're experts at distilling the complexity of indigenous Lo–TEK and landscape technologies that span climates, cultures, and contexts.