Kiki
Cooper

Kiki Cooper is a designer-activist, organizer and facilitator. They received their undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture from The Pennsylvania State University and are currently at the Harvard Graduate School of Design working towards a Masters of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design and a Masters in Design Studies in Publics. Their practice and core design principles intersect at the crux of food security, design justice, education, community building, youth empowerment, queer identities, and mental health. Alongside Design As Protest, Dark Matter University and Bruxas Bruxas, Kiki activates their passions through collaboration, art, research, and academia.

OVERVIEW

Publications

ARCHITECT Magazine: The Dark Matter Issue
Curating with Care
“YOU ARE ANTI RACIST” Newspaper
Breaks

Exhibitions

DMUxLisbon
YOU ARE A(NTI) RACIST
In Prison Pink
Osaze was a Freedom Fighter

Presentations & Speaking Engagements

DAP Youth: Design Justice
DAP Index, Land & Labor
Experiential Code: accessible design
Black in Design Conference: The Black Home

Skills

Landscape Architecture
Urban Design
Design Education
Sustainable/Environmental Design
Public Art
Participatory Design
Project Management
Event Planning

Organizations

Design As Protest
Dark Matter U
Bruxas Bruxas

Collaborators & Friends

Sophie Weston Chien
christin hu
Sovona Ghatak
Ciara Newton
Xalli Zúñiga
Hillel O’Leary
Kristina Davis
Torey Akers
Taylor Holloway