Geeta Mehta
Architect & Urban Designer
Playlists
All Videos (27)
- What I Do
- Typical Day
- Career Path
- Great Part
- Asia Initiatives Non-Profit
- Projects from Asia Initiatives
- The Triple Bottom Line
- What is Good Urban Design
- MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
- Why An Architect
- Why Should Girls Consider Architecture and Urban Development
- Challenges of Running a Non-Profit
- Challenges of Being a Professor
- Skills To Develop
- Observe Your Community
- Education
- Favorite Subjects
- Helpful Teachers
- Skills From Childhood
- Did It Anyway
- Goals
- Family Support
- Staying Motivated
- Advice
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Be Open and Creative
Bio
Watch Geeta Mehta, an architect and urban designer who teaches at Columbia University in New York. She also runs a non-profit called Asia Initiatives, which she created to help underprivileged women in South Asia, actualize their dreams and fulfill their potential. The most rewarding part of her work is seeing the women improve their lives and become ambassadors and role models in their communities. Geeta says that girls should consider a career in architecture because it is a fun and creative job where you use technology to help create the vision in your mind. Her advice to girls is to have faith in yourself and know that you can accomplish anything that you dream.
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