This tour will be led by J.B. Jackson Professor, Chris Wilson. Professor Wilson is part of the faculty for the Landscape Architecture department in the School of Architecture and Planning at UNM. His interests are in regionalism, vernacular architecture, and cultural landscapes.

In the early 1900's, UNM President Tight made the decision to model the campus after local pueblo and spanish architecture. The style, later known as Spanish-Pueblo Revival and made famous by John Gaw Meem, was a point of contention for many Albuquerque residents and UNM students who felt that the style was a mockery of local cultures. This debate has manifested itself numerous times over and is a point of contention even today.

This tour will encourage discussion among Native/non-Native students, faculty, alumni, and community members about campus identity and the ways in which UNM has established its architectural presence in the southwest through its unique style. We will also discuss the ways in which rising Native and Chicano/Latino student enrollment has changed the face of UNM through public art such as the Bob Hasous sculpture "Cultural Crossroads" and the Kenneth Adams murals in Zimmerman Library.