FOUNDER

Atianna J. Cordova is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and the founder of WATER BLOCK™ and WATER BLOCK Kids™. Atianna is recognized as LSU School of Architecture’s first McNair Research Scholar, a 2016 UC Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence Travel Fellow, a 2017 Salzburg Global Fellow, the co-winner of Propeller’s 2018 Water Challenge Pitch Competition, a 2019 Ideas City Fellow, a 2019 4pt0 Schools Fellow, C40’s 2019 Women4Climate cohort member, the grand-prize winner of the Junior League of New Orleans’ 2020 Pitch Competition, a 2021 Grist 50 Fixer, and a 2022 Smithsonian Environmental Leadership Lecturer for her commitment to advancing racial and environmental justice through design.

Atianna’s introduction to architecture after Hurricane Katrina, and journey in the design field has inspired her work.