Keith VanDerSys

Keith VanDerSys is a Senior Lecturer at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Landscape Architecture. He co-directs the Environmental Modeling Lab (EMLab) and co-founded PEG office of landscape + architecture, a Philadelphia-based design and research practice. His work integrates new media, fabrication technologies, and remote sensing to explore dynamic landscape processes.

• Education:
• M.A., Critical Studies in Architectural Culture, UCLA (2004)
• B.Arch., University of Detroit (1994)

Research interests focus on environmental modeling, climate adaptation, and digital design methodologies. PEG’s projects have garnered awards such as the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and ASLA Honors. Notable publications include Dynamic Patterns: Visualizing Landscapes in a Digital Age (Routledge, 2017) and guest-edited issues of LA+ on Simulation and GEO.

VanDerSys has contributed to high-profile initiatives like the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bay Area: Resilient by Design, winning multiple awards for resilience planning. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, as seen in EMLab’s Instruments of Change symposium (2022) and remote sensing projects in the Galápagos Islands.