kontekstualne rešitve v arhitekturi | KONTRA arhitekti | ex MODULAR arhitekti

Mojca Gregorski graduated in 2000 from the Faculty of architecture at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. She attended PhD study in Ljubljana as well as at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia and Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland. She had been getting her work experience in architectural offices abroad and in Slovenia before in 2009 she established her own office - MODULAR arhitekti (now KONTRA arhitekti). Since 2006, she has been employed at the Faculty of Architecture as associate professor, where she works as a lecturer and mentor for undergraduate and postgraduate students. In 2011, she received the Recognition for Significant Artistic Works, awarded by the University of Ljubljana.

Her pedagogical, theoretical, and research endeavours are deeply interconnected with her practical work. She regularly publishes her research work and projects in professional and scientific journals and shares her expertise as a speaker at national and international professional events. She is actively involved in the architectural community, serving as a member of various editorial boards and professional committees, including ZAPS (Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia), the Institute for Education and the Prešeren Fund Committee, under the Ministry of Culture. Her (and her team) research projects about contemporary school and kindergarten architecture for client Ministry for architecture, is part of Slovenian reform process in changing the law and design principles.

Her recent research projects, commissioned by the Ministry of Architecture, focuses on contemporary school and kindergarten architecture. This work is becoming an important integral part of Slovenia's reform process, contributing to changes in legislation and design principles.

As part of her scientific research work, she focuses primarily on the design of educational spaces adapted to contemporary teaching methods and interdisciplinary planning approaches. Her research is further enriched by her practical experience, particularly in projects related to education, for which she has earned numerous national and international accolades. In addition to various educational buildings, her portfolio includes projects for urban developments, residential buildings, office spaces, sports facilities, heritage renovations, design work, and exhibition setups.

She has received multiple prestigious awards for her completed projects, including:

  • The Plečnik Medal (t Slovenia’s highest architectural honour) and several Plečnik Award nominations
  • Seven Golden Pencils from ZAPS, recognizing outstanding achievements in architecture and landscape architecture
  • Several national nominations for the Mies van der Rohe Award and the Piranesi Award
  • Recognition as one of Europe’s “40 under 40” emerging architects
  • Finalist for the WAF Award
  • First prize in the global WAN2013 competition for future educational projects
  • Finalist for THEPLAN Award
  • The ARHIED Award
  • Recognition at the Novi Sad Architecture Salon
  • Numerous awards in public and invited competitions