Dr. Costanza La Mantia
Urban Lab Initiative Lead, UN Habitat
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Costanza La Mantia, an architect, urban designer, and planner with 25 years of international experience across four continents, holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and advanced degrees in architecture and regional planning.
As a Senior Urban Planner with UN-Habitat, she serves as the MoMaH Urban Lab Director within a national urban transformation program in partnership with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing in Saudi Arabia.
She also co-founded and directs Bantu Studio – Design & Research, a multidisciplinary firm providing impact-driven built environment services with offices in Johannesburg, Barcelona, and Kigali.