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Architektura a urbanismus

Mona Vijaykumar is an internationally recognized architect, urban designer, and data strategist with over five years of experience designing inclusive, ecologically integrated environments largely across the U.S., India, and the Middle East. Based in Boston, she is currently an Associate Urban Designer at Perkins&Will, where she leads award-winning master plans that prioritize functionality, design excellence, and climate adaptation. Her work for the University of Kansas Master Plan received the 2024 SCUP Excellence in Planning Honor Award, while her contributions to the Delaware State University Campus Plan earned a BSLA Regional Merit Award.She holds a Master of Science in Architecture and Urbanism from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where her research on climate adaptation and Indigenous knowledge systems was selected for the MIT Climate Grand Challenge and presented at the Design Research Society (DRS) 2022 Conference in Bilbao. Through her work with the MIT Civic Design Initiative, she co-authored the Deep Listening Framework. Her work has been featured in MIT News, Maptionnaire, and the KU Alumni Magazine.Mona’s global design practice is informed by both research and innovation. She co-founded Grain Box and Project Chaaya—ventures addressing post-harvest storage and mobile shelter—recognized by MIT DesignX, Harvard i-lab, MIT J-WAFS, and the MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, earning over $30,000 in total grants. Her recognitions include Winner of the Co(Vai) Urban Design Competition, National Thesis Award and JK AYA Award from the Council of Architecture, India, and finalist in the Tube 8x8x300 Competition. She has published and presented internationally, including From Linear to Circular at AMPS New York and at DRS Bilbao. Her work is grounded in systems thinking, spatial storytelling, and climate justice—advancing design that is as emotionally resonant and enduring as it is functional and innovative.

interior design

Architecture and urbanism, interior design

Přes dvacet let se podílíme na kultivaci prostředí, ve kterém žijeme. Ať už je to krajina našich měst nebo vnitřní prostředí domovů, k úkolům architektury přistupujeme vždy komplexně. Reagujeme na proměny životního stylu jednotlivců i společnosti, ke kterým dnes neodmyslitelně patří požadavek udržitelnosti. Kombinací tradičních zkušeností oboru a současných technologických inovací navrhujeme řešení, která naplní současné potřeby a přetrvají v čase. Široké portfolio našich projektů spojuje jedno: důraz na propojení estetických a funkčních řešení. Podstatný je pro nás řemeslně zpracovaný detail i funkční naplnění celku.Každodenně precizujeme individuální řešení pro celou typologii projektů. Zapojujeme urbanistické celky do organismu měst, kultivujeme veřejný prostor a krajinu, s citlivostí rekonstruujeme a konvertujeme budovy. Hledáme inovativní koncepty v rámci architektonických soutěží.

Simplicidad y síntesis en el diseño. Relaciones bioclimáticas y con el entorno. Placer por los espacios reducidos.

Dwelling, Urbanism, Social Design, Urban Planning, influence on Real Estate Development, Timeless Way of Building, Author

Architectural history and theory

My academic focus is based in heritage conservation and integrating architecture with heritage. it leans more on heritage documentation , recognition And creating awareness.professionally i focus on interior design and architectural design mainly on space, form development and orientation. I focus in space creation that is adaptive and contextual.

residential / community amenities

communicology in architecture, research by design..