Born: 1989 (circa), Grenada
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Country most active: Grenada
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The following is excerpted from Women Architects Worldwide: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Canon by Aubree Tillett, edited by Aubree Tillett and Jess Ilias, an open-access Pressbook designed to uplift the names of women architects from almost every country and territory around the world. This entry is shared in line with the Creative Commons licensing.
Born on the island of Grenada, Irina Kostka-Da Silva is the managing director of IK Architecture, an architectural firm located in Saint George, Grenada. She holds a diploma in architecture from Leibniz University of Hanover in Hanover, Germany, and she studied at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Prior to establishing her architectural firm, Kostka-Da Silva worked for Design Space Africa in Cape Town, South Africa (2018–2019). IK Architecture is the recipient of the “Best Single Residential Architecture in the Americas” award at the International Property Awards (2022).
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“The Architect: Irina Kostka.” Kered Clement. December 29, 2017. https://keredclement.com/irina-kostka/.
Home page. IK Architecture. Accessed March 8, 2024. https://www.ik-architecture.com.
“Irina Kostka — Principal Architect, Managing Director, Entrepreneur.” Episode 16. Grenadian STEAM (podcast), March 30, 2021. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/grensteam/episodes/16–Irina-Kostka—Principal-Architect–Managing-Director–Entrepreneur-etr93c.
“Irina Kostka-Da Silva.” Grenada Venice, February 18, 2025. https://grenadavenice.org/irina-kostka-da-silva/.
“Meet Irina Kostka | Architect & Managing Director.” Shoutout Miami, July 13, 2022. https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-irina-kostka-architect-managing-director/.