Researcher

Miss Iva Durakovic

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Architectural design, Architectural science and technology, Interior design, Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life, Design not elsewhere classified, Other built environment and design, Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified

SEO tags

Changing work patterns

Biography

Iva Durakovic is an interior architect with over 10 years Industry experience working on a wide range of high-profile award winning workplace design projects. She holds a Bachelor of Interior Architecture Hons (Class 1) from the University of New South Wales where she is currently Lecturer in the Interior Architecture program at the School of Built Environment. Her research focuses on the behavioural impacts of workplace design, both from...view more

Iva Durakovic is an interior architect with over 10 years Industry experience working on a wide range of high-profile award winning workplace design projects. She holds a Bachelor of Interior Architecture Hons (Class 1) from the University of New South Wales where she is currently Lecturer in the Interior Architecture program at the School of Built Environment. Her research focuses on the behavioural impacts of workplace design, both from perspectives of physical and experiential performance, with the aim to develop more effective measures of productivity factors, particularly within tertiary education workplace contexts.

My Grants

2021 Alastair Swayn Foundation Strategic Research Grant

My Qualifications

Bachelor of Interior Architecture (Hons Class 1)

My Awards

2022: Winner Emerald Literati Awards Outstanding Paper, Learning to work from home: experience of Australian workers and organisational representatives during the first COVID-19 lockdowns

2016: Winner Melbourne Design 100 Silver Medal, Interior Design Corporate Category

2015: Finalist IDEA Awards

2015: Winner Best Office Interior Asia Pacific Property Awards,

2015: Commendation AIDA Awards, Melbourne

2014: Finalist WIN Awards London

2014: Finalist Spark Awards US

2012: Commendation Asia Pacific Property Awards, Singapore

2012: Shortlisted IDEA and IDA Awards

My Research Activities

The Future of Work - Industry partnership with Davenport Campbell. A longitudinal generative study of workplace evolution from the future workforce. Embedded work-integrated learning pathway through the design studio

Evaluating how we work during COVID-19 - https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/she/research/evaluating-how-we-work-during-covid-19

Collaborate Cambodia: Creating authentic transcultural learning through multi stakeholder engagement in international studios and placements towards building better career-ready graduates.

Scaffolded, simulated work-integrated learning in design education - https://www.ijwil.org/