SALA | Chris Cornelius

Chris Cornelius
Studio Indigenous and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Chris Cornelius, an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, focuses his research and practice on the architectural translation American Indian culture. He is the founding principal ofStudio Indigenous, a design and consulting practice serving American Indian clients.

Chris is the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including an Artist in Residence Fellowship from the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, where he created a visual translation of the Oneida cosmology. His other honours include multiple wins in the Ken Roberts Architectural Delineation Competition. He also led a studio that won a NCARB Prize in 2007 for the design of affordable, sustainable and modular housing.