Academic Component

The Academic Component involves faculty and students in coursework that combines Indigenous theory with design studio-based education. All coursework taken with iD+Pi applies toward students' respective degree programs at UNM and/or other universities. iD+Pi has been able to provide students with hands on learning experiences through its projects to build skills in leadership, research, and communication that reflects the interdisciplinary fashion we work in among the School of Architecture and Planning’s three programs: Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture.

iD+Pi funds student internships providing hands-on and in-field research and project experiences with faculty-led teams. Our projects are rooted in culturally grounded frameworks referred to as PlaceKnowing and PLACES to reframe and focus on how our places are beautiful already; they are a holistic understanding of how places have evolved over generations through a shared understanding of community, land, people, and long-term ecological responsibility.