Designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo—TEK, Design by Radical Indigenism. Born in Australia but based in New York, Julia is leading the field in search of Lo—TEK indigenous, nature-based technologies for climate-resilient design. As Principal of Julia Watson LLC, she often works in collaboration with French horticulturist Marie Salembier, as Watson Salembier. Julia teaches Urban Design at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.