Keren Dillard is an architectural designer, researcher, and journalist from Yonkers, New York. She is a graduate of Barnard College where she completed her undergraduate degree in Architecture with a double minor in Africana Studies and Italian Studies. Keren has received her Masters of Architecture from Princeton University School of Architecture with certification in African American Studies. Keren's work is grounded in cultural preservation and forward design thinking for the advancement of African American and African Diasporic communities across the United States. Her research deals closely with Black housing, ghettoes, and enclaves, as she is an advocate for equitable design in research and practice. Keren's written design journalism work has been published in The Architects Newspaper, Dwell, Azure, Dezeen, and Architectural Digest’s Clever.