Devika Shyna Rajesh is an architect, academic, and practitioner whose interests lie in contextual sensitivity and responsive design approaches. 

Her academic work explores how architecture can engage with existing urban conditions through adaptive reuse and careful interpretation of place. Her postgraduate thesis examined the revitalisation of industrial ruins in Mumbai, investigating ways in which neglected industrial landscapes can be reinterpreted and integrated into the contemporary urban fabric.

A graduate of TKM College of Engineering in 2021 with a Bachelor of Architecture, Devika later pursued her Master’s in Architecture Construction City from Politecnico di Torino, Italy, graduating with honours. She interned at Rajiv Saini Associates, Mumbai, and since 2021 has been a Partner and Junior Architect at Building Concepts while also working as an Assistant Professor.