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Cristina Monteiro

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Mayor's Design Advocate at Greater London Authority
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Cristina Monteiro is an architect, filmmaker, and the founding co-director of DK-CM, a firm focused on creating spatial and social change in the public realm. A Mayor’s Design Advocate for London, she specializes in adaptive reuse and retrofitting existing buildings. She is a graduate of the Architectural Association.

Outside of her architectural practice, Cristina is an author and director. She created the documentary "London Grows" as part of her "Wild City" campaign to promote urban biodiversity. She also writes a column for The Architects Journal, is working on a book of short stories, and tends an allotment in Sussex.

As both a practicing architect and a filmmaker, she directed a documentary exploring wild and growing spaces in London.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Mayor's Design Advocate
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Adaptive Reuse
Her core professional expertise involves retrofitting and repurposing existing buildings, with a 'refurbishment first' approach to maximize sustainability and heritage value.
Urban Biodiversity
She runs the "Wild City" campaign and directed the film "London Grows" to champion equitable access to nature and inspire wilder, more biodiverse cities.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Mayor's Design Advocate
Greater London Authority
11-2021 - 11-2024
Vice Chair, Quality Review Panel
London Legacy Development Corporation
3-2019
Hounslow Design Review Panel, Member
London Borough of Hounslow
8-2017
Harrow design review panel, Member
Harrow Council
8-2012
Director
DK-CM
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Media appearances

The Mayor's Design Advocates and Advocate Organisations. Featured in London.gov.uk (Greater London Authority)
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Education
RIBA 3 - Postgraduate Architecture
Architectural Association
2019 - 2019
Conservation & Advance Conservation course
Royal Institute of British Architects
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