Vanessa Keith

Roles: Panelist

Vanessa Keith is a registered architect and Principal of Studioteka, an award-winning design firm founded in 2003. Along with years of professional practice, she has experience teaching architecture, urban design, and development practice at University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Pratt Institute, and the City College of New York. Vanessa is especially interested in the issues cities face as they adapt to climate change and envision design-oriented engineering solutions to environmental problems. Her research interests include Eco-, Afro, and Indigenous Futurism and harnessing cutting-edge tools and technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, to create life-affirming, socially just, and sustainable tomorrows. She is the author of the book 2100: A Dystopian Utopia – The City After Climate Change.