Kara de los Reyes

Kara is a practising architect and an advocate for ecological regeneration, re-establishing connection within nature, and encouraging good design processes that are sensitive to local ecosystems and communities. She founded TerraLupa to support this approach.

Her work includes consulting for architecture and engineering practices in Bristol in co-developing leadership, sustainability, and research partnerships between university research bodies and the practice. She also works part-time in higher education, and is currently co-designing a new MSc course for Strathclyde University.

She holds a number of voluntary positions that focus on community, sustainable development, and leadership. For over 5 years, she was a Board Director of Land is Life, an organisation that represents the voice of Indigenous People globally. She also gives her time as a Board Trustee for Artspace Lifespace in Bristol, and as Secretary and Co-Head of Events for The Association of Collaborative Design.

Kara’s previous experience beyond architecture include being a member of the TEDxBristol Core Team from 2013 to 2019, an Associate Lecturer at University of West England, External Examiner at the Welsh School of Architecture, and a visiting lecturer at Leeds Beckett University.

​ The foundation of her work is in sharing a design practice that promotes positive integration with local ecosystems and community.

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