SPEAKER

VAISHNAVI MORE

Building Beyond Traditional Practice

Vaishnavi More speaks about what happens when Architects and Designers stop seeing Architecture as the boundary of their careers—and start seeing it as the foundation.



A new generation of architects is emerging.

They aren't only designing buildings.

  • They're building companies.

  • Creating technology.

  • Working with AI.

  • Launching new business models.

  • Investing.

  • Leading organizations.

And redefining what an Architect or Designer can become.

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Architecture is changing. So should the conversation.

The profession is entering one of its most consequential periods. AI is changing how we work. Technology is changing what small teams can build. Entrepreneurship is creating entirely new career paths.

And the traditional boundaries between architect, technologist, founder, researcher, and business leader are beginning to disappear.

The question is no longer simply: What will the future of architecture look like?

It's: Who will architects become within it?

This is the conversation at the center of Vaishnavi's work.

Additional Speaking Topics

  • Why architects may be uniquely prepared for entrepreneurship—and how more architects can turn problems they encounter every day into companies.

  • A practical and optimistic conversation about AI, human judgment, creativity, and the new possibilities emerging for architects and design firms.

  • What building companies taught Vaishnavi about design, risk, leadership, capital, product, failure, and creating something that doesn't exist yet.

  • How technology, AI, new business models, and changing expectations are reshaping how architecture firms operate—and what leaders should prepare for now.

  • Why the next generation of architects should graduate knowing not only how to design—but how to build companies, products, organizations, and new models of practice.

Signature Keynote

Building Beyond Traditional Practice

What architects can become next.

For generations, architecture has prepared people to become exceptional designers.

But the same skills architects use to design buildings—systems thinking, creativity, problem solving, collaboration, communication, and navigating complexity—can be used to build much more: Companies. Products. Technology. Institutions. New models of practice.

Drawing from her own path from architecture to technology and entrepreneurship, Vaishnavi challenges audiences to reconsider what an architectural career can look like—and what becomes possible when architects begin thinking like builders beyond the building.

Audiences will leave thinking differently about:

  • Why architects are uniquely equipped to become founders

  • How AI expands what architects can build

  • Entrepreneurship as an emerging path within architecture

  • The changing business and technology landscape of practice

  • Why architecture education must prepare students for more than traditional careers

  • How architects can turn industry problems into companies, products, and opportunities

  • What the next generation of architectural leadership could look like

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WHY VAISHNAVI MORE?

Vaishnavi brings together worlds that are still rarely represented on the same stage:

Architecture × Technology × Entrepreneurship × Venture

Learn more ABOUT VAISHNAVI MORE

Built From Experience, Not Theory

Architect → Founder
A career that began in architecture and expanded into technology, products, and entrepreneurship.

2 Companies Built
Firsthand experience turning ideas into companies and navigating the realities of building.

$1M+ Raised
Experience raising venture capital and communicating architecture-industry opportunities to investors.

Harvard GSD + University of Michigan
A foundation spanning architecture, design, technology, and research.

Still Building
Today, Vaishnavi continues building Zenoya while researching and writing about the future of architectural practice.

READ FULL JOURNEY HERE

Who This Is For

Vaishnavi's talks are designed for audiences navigating the intersection of design, technology, business, and the future.

Architecture & Design Conferences

AIA chapters, industry organizations, leadership summits, and design conferences.

Universities & Architecture Schools

Students and faculty thinking about careers, entrepreneurship, technology, and the changing profession.

Technology & Innovation Conferences

Audiences exploring AI, design technology, entrepreneurship, and the built environment.

Companies & Leadership Teams

Architecture firms, technology companies, and organizations navigating transformation.

Startup & Venture Communities

Founders and investors interested in AEC technology, design entrepreneurship, and the built environment.

Formats

  • Keynotes

    High-impact talks designed for conferences and large audiences.

  • Panels & Fireside Conversations

    Thoughtful conversations around architecture, entrepreneurship, AI, technology, and the future of practice.

  • University Lectures

    Talks designed for architecture, design, technology, and entrepreneurship programs.

  • Executive & Firm Sessions

    Focused conversations for leadership teams navigating technology and the future of practice.

  • Workshops

    Interactive sessions that move from ideas into practical frameworks and action.

Start With the Memo:
Building Beyond Traditional Practice

Before inviting Vaishnavi to your stage, read the thesis behind her work. Building Beyond Traditional Practice explores the rise of architect-founders, AI, entrepreneurship, new career paths, and what architects can become next.

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