Katia is an architect and urban designer with twenty five years’ experience working on a wide range of projects from large-scale masterplanning and regeneration schemes through to architecture and interior design.
In the UK, Katia’s work has focused on transformational mixed-use town centre regeneration. She has also been responsible for projects in Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, Bahrain, UAE, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Thailand.
As a member of Architecture Sans Frontières UK, Katia has been involved in community and regeneration work overseas. She has recently collaborated with LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security on a research project about Architecture and Peace and with LSA (London School of Architecture) and AA as external examiner. She is responsible for setting mentoring programmes within tp bennett and externally is involved with RIBA, Westminster University and Mentoring Circle. She is currently leading for tp bennett as national sponsor, the Women in Property Student awards and is a member of the EDI committees at Real Estate Balance.

Statement:

"I believe in the creative role of the architect as mediator and negotiator between different stakeholders in the complex process of the urban regeneration. I am strongly committed to make our industry a more diverse environment where everybody can thrive and contribute, not despite but because of their diverse abilities and skills.
For me creating beautiful inclusive places to live and thrive in, as well as a fair and inclusive working environment, equates to the same thing. It’s a question of integrity."