Hasnaa Benlafkih has a longstanding passion for biodiversity conservation particularly as it relates to biocultural heritage within indigenous communities with a focus on medicinal and edible plants. Previously, she was program manager for the design and implementation of an edible permaculture ethnobotanical garden benefiting over 120 school children. She holds a graduate degree in computational design and digital fabrication from ENPC in Paris. She is interested in urban ecology and urban agriculture, data driven design, gamification, and playgrounds as an architectural typology. As an undergraduate at Oberlin College, she studied architecture history and theory. Her interdisciplinary background led to a variety of work experiences in nonprofits, design, the visual arts, digital fabrication, and plant biodiversity conservation. She is currently working on a pedagogical tool with the aim of making children and young adults active participants in addressing the challenges facing plant biodiversity.