Kate Wingert-Playdon is an architect with research and design areas addressing overlaps of architecture, site, and settlement. Her current work includes both research and on-site work and is focused on the role of architecture in cultural conservation. As a consultant to the Pueblo of Acoma’s Historic Preservation Office, she has contributed to ongoing research and site-based work on the San Esteban del Rey Mission at Sky City, Acoma, a National Historic landmark and World Monuments Watch site. She is currently working on a monograph on the architecture of the Acoma mission. As a consultant for the Acoma HPO she is engaged in preliminary research for preservation of the Old Acoma Village, a National Trust Partner Site. The Acoma people’s continuous presence at the Old Acoma settlement since ancient times provides a basis for design intervention that is rooted in the site and its ecology. All the work at Acoma is community-based and guided by underlying cultural principles. Professor Wingert-Playdon received recognition for the community-based work at Acoma with a New Mexico Heritage Preservation Award in 2003. The work at Acoma has been funded by a number of organizations including Save America’s Treasures and the National Endowment for the Arts.