Speakers

Vanessa is a Principal and Design Leader in DLR’s NY Studio. With more than 25 years of experience on significant national and international projects she leads both design competitions and key projects across multiple sectors throughout the firm. She has most recently led the competitions for the Shenzhen Opera and Natural History Museum in collaboration with the Cleveland, Phoenix and Shanghai offices. In addition to design, Vanessa has served as a Visiting Professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York as well as serving as design critic for multiple higher education institutions including Columbia University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Syracuse University, Kent State and the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining DLR Group in 2019, Vanessa was previously a Design Director at the SNØHETTA for 10 years and a Project Architect at OMA/REX, both in NYC.