06/02/2026
elevAte 2026 Associate Award: Anjelica Gallegos, Assoc. AIA.
Anjelica is a tireless advocate for underserved populations. She co-founded and directs the Indigenous Society of Architecture, Planning, and Design (ISAPD), a non-profit dedicated to increasing global consciousness
and appreciation of Indigenous environmental design. Through ISAPD, she develops and manages public programming. A standout achievement was launching the inaugural Indigenous Architecture Days in 2023, an event uniting practitioners, students, and the public, through partnerships with Formative Architecture, AIA NM, and the UNM School of Architecture and Planning to celebrate nature-informed Indigenous architecture.
Her thought leadership significantly elevates our profession's discourse. Anjelica consistently works to educate and champion equity, with her work published in numerous outlets including Architectural Digest, Metropolis
Magazine, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Santa Fe New Mexican, and the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Furthermore, she initiated and leads LANDFRAME (originating as Page’s Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Tool, or PILAT). This groundbreaking mapping tool provides site-specific tribal data to integrate Indigenous land awareness into the design process. Through LANDFRAME, she also encourages users to support an ISAPD-managed scholarship fund for Indigenous students pursuing careers in the AEC industry.
Thank you to our Leadership Awards Jury Chair, Timothy de Noble, FAIA!
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