Chelina Odbert is Co-founder and Principal of Kounkuey Design Initiative. Since 2006, Chelina has worked with community members in the slum of Kibera, Nairobi to design and implement a network of "Productive Public Spaces" (PPS) — open spaces that link physical upgrading to micro-enterprise. The PPS Network was recently awarded first place in the Urbaninform Competition and was profiled at the Rotterdam Biennale. Chelina has also worked on participatory planning and design projects in India, Brazil, Honduras, and the United States. She earned her BA Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Claremont McKenna College. She went on to complete her Masters of Urban Planning at Harvard University. In 2007, along with partner Jennifer Toy, Chelina was awarded the Van Alen Institute New York Prize for her contribution to public architecture and design. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and running.
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