Spring 2019 seminar: M.S. AAD candidate, architecture
An architect with four years’ experience who maintains dual interest in architectural practice and research, Mansoor is currently doing his post-professional master of advanced architectural design at Cornell University and holds a bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Mysore in India. After completing his undergraduate degree, he worked under Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA based in Tokyo, Japan, as an architectural designer. While there, he was part of the core team to design the Sydney Modern Project as well as the winning team to design the National Gallery of Budapest in Hungary. He has worked on projects based in Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia.
Along with his current architectural practice, Mohammed Mansoor and Architects/ MoMa, Mansoor has been actively involved in academia at Studio Sejima / IoA Institut für Architektur in Vienna, Austria; as visiting faculty at the Mysore School of Architecture; and as an assistant professor at Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, Mysore.