Vanessa Keith - In Conversation with Peter B. Collins

UR author, Vanessa Keith, in conversation with independent news analyst and radio host, Peter B. Collins — includes a multimedia overview of 2100: A Dystopian Utopia.

More on architect and author Vanessa Keith:

I’m Italian, Jamaican, and Chinese, born in Jamaica and raised in the US. After I finished my Master of International Affairs at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), many of the jobs I was interested in required some level of technical expertise, so I decided to go to architecture school for an M.Arch at PennDesign at the University of Pennsylvania. I also chose architecture because I had studied urban planning as a focus area while at SIPA, so I was already very interested in how cities shape and reflect who we are. Saskia Sassen, who wrote the preface to my book, 2100: A Dystopian Utopia—The City After Climate Change, was one of my favorite professors while I was at Columbia and has definitely had a hand in shaping my thinking about all things urban…

Featured Member: Vanessa Keith, AIA; Interview by Alexander Luckmann

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UR in AIGA 50 Best Books

From over 700 entries from 29 countries! — 🏆 #AIGA5050 Best Books 2018 winner list includes Terreform Urban Research’s latest book: Spaces of Disappearance: The Architecture of Extraordinary Rendition by Jordan H. Carver.

Book design by Isaac Gertman / The Independent Group.

From AIGA/Design Observer:

This competition continues a tradition that dates back over ninety years, when American Institute of Graphic Arts, mounted the show The Fifty Books of 1923. The exhibition went right to the heart of what the then-fledgling profession held dear: the design and production of books. In an age where reading increasingly happens on screens, it is clear from the winning entries that designers and publishers are not just resigned to the new world but are actively challenging it.

Jury: Lucinda Hitchcock, Daphne Geismar, and Henk van Assen; chaired by Jessica Helfand

See the full list; get inspired!

Michael Sorkin in Architect Magazine

What do you hope your legacy will be?
More kindness. Less evil.

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What does this award mean to you?
Honor. Joy. Vegas.

More from Architect Magazine.

Earlier this year the AIA recognized Michael Sorkin with the 2019 Collaborative Achievement Award. Along with Jan Gehl Hon. FAIA and Dr. Anne Taylor Hon. AIA. The award recognizes “the excellence that results when architects work with those from outside the profession to improve the spaces where people live and work.”

At the AIA Conference in Las Vegas, the awardees presented, “Observations on the School, the City...and the Planet.” They discussed key concepts developed over years of research and analysis on how architecture can support a human-centered approach.