Maryam Monjazeb

Research Assistant | MLA AP Candidate at Harvard Graduate School of Design

Greater Boston

About

Maryam Monjazeb is a landscape architect and a current student at the GSD. She founded MAYAA Design Studio, which specializes in architectural design, landscape design, and graphic design in her home country. Collaboration with specialists across diverse artistic disciplines is one of MAYAA’s key strengths. To date, MAYAA Design Studio has collaborated with private clients and several firms, including Sepna Architecture, Matn Designers, Mansouri Studio, Eskan, Arc Taale Interior Design, and Greenway, among others. In addition, prior to immigration, MAYAA worked with private clients based in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the Netherlands. The studio has also developed several workshops in partnership with Momtad Architecture Office, the University of Science and Culture, Shahid Beheshti University, the University of Tehran, the Art University of Tabriz, Azad University of Tehran and Shiraz University. Maryam earned admission to Harvard University, where she received the Dean’s Merit Scholarship as well as the GSD Research Scholarship in recognition of her high potential and academic achievements. Currently, she works as a research assistant at the Critical Landscapes Lab and as a graphic designer within the Department of Landscape Architecture as well as Urban Planning Department. She collaborated with Belinda Tato during the summer 2025 and is working with Gary Hilderbrand as a research assistant during the current academic year. Since September 2025, she has served on the leadership committee of the Harvard Student Chapter of the ASLA.

Experience

  • Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1 yr 10 mos)
    • Graphic Designer
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Graphic Design and Event Support Assistant of Landscape Architecture Department Advisor: Gary Hilderbrand, Chair of Landscape Architecture department Event support assistant of: GLG workshop Pecha Kucha Option Studio Events (Fall 2025-Spring 2026) Sasaki Keynote Reception Penny White Info Session Reed Hilderbrand Core 1 Students meeting BSLA Reception at GSD Openhouse 2026 Exhibition

    • Collective Mentor
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • Class Representative
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Landscape Architect at Ecosistema Urbano
    Jul 2025 - Aug 2025 · 2 mos

    Integration of Vegetation in Urban Environments Advisor: Professor Belinda Tato Associate Professor at GSD

  • Urban Designer at Art of City Engineering Consultants
    Apr 2021 - May 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    My role spearheads a vast variety of projects spanning the intricate realms of landscape architecture, architectural presentations, diagrams and post-production tasks. I've been involved in designing landscape designs, recreational areas, villas, and residential complexes with private clients. Involving collaboration on interdisciplinary urban design projects with urban planners, environmentalists, regeneration team, ecologists, and geologists is one of my main roles. We focus on the urban projects and landscape architecture, aiming to enhance and revitalize urban spaces promoting well-being and people's health. One of my key tasks is infographic visualization. Transforming research findings on culture,history,population and user needs in urban scale is so significant.

  • Workshop Instructor at Shahid Beheshti University
    Jan 2018 - May 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Founder and CEO at Mayaa Design
    Jan 2017 - Apr 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Mayaa Design is a dynamic studio specializing landscape design, graphical presentation and architectural design. Our collaborative approach involves working valuable partnership with diverse private clients all around the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Italy, Denmark and Germany showcasing our commitment to delivering creative and impactful design solutions on a global scale.