Indigenous designer and creative currently
based in Los Angeles, CA
Freeland is an architectural designer who is interested in contemporary cultural design investigation at the intersection of technology, contemporary life, and traditional indigenous teachings. He is a graduate of SCI-Arc, a renowned center of architectural innovation, where he was able to study advanced methodologies of architectural design and technologies. Resolving complex architectural systems with computational tools has been central to his process which he has implemented in academic structural and façade design solutions as well as mixed reality documentation processes. His graduate thesis explored the use of heritage algorithms found within Native American hegemonic symbols to inform computational methodologies that could envision alternative contemporary native architecture.
Freeland is currently a project designer at LAM and has enjoyed over 7 years of working with native communities within the Navajo region of the US. His professional project experience includes community centers, housing master planning, health and wellness, education, parks and recreation, commercial, and public services. With over 10 years of experience in architecture his next pursuit includes continuing his current research interests and initial architectural licensure.
Freeland is Diné (Navajo) and is from the Navajo Nation.