Mona Lovgreen is an architect, urban designer, educator, and multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges architecture, urban design, and city-building. After relocating from Vancouver to San Francisco to establish DIALOG’s first U.S. practice, she has led its growth across California while delivering some of North America’s most ambitious mixed-use, transit-oriented, and urban regeneration projects.

Mona leads multidisciplinary teams through complex urban projects that balance ambitious design with technical, economic, policy, and community priorities, creating places that are resilient, connected, and deeply rooted in their context. Her portfolio includes transformative projects such as Ashby BART West Lot in Berkeley, Denver’s River Mile, Richmond Centre in Metro Vancouver, and Arena Larkin in Malaysia. She believes lasting urban transformation comes from aligning design, economics, policy, and community around a shared vision.

Beyond practice, Mona is an active voice in the profession. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) San Francisco and is the Chair of Mission Advancement, helping shape the organization’s strategic direction. She is also actively involved with SPUR (SF Planning and Urban Research Association). Mona is an Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley, where she teaches graduate-level Urban Design Studio and is a regular lecturer and design critic, mentoring future architects and urban designers.

Outside of architecture, Mona maintains an active creative practice as a contemporary abstract artist and architectural photographer. Her artwork explores the relationship between structure and intuition, while her photography reflects a lifelong fascination with cities and the built environment.

Originally from Tehran and having lived and worked across multiple continents and cities, Mona brings an international perspective to every project. She believes great design has the power to strengthen communities, enrich everyday life, and create lasting value.