Researcher

Miss Iva Durakovic

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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

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Biography

As an interior designer, Iva Durakovic has over 10 years’ experience designing high-profile, award-winning workplace projects. Her research program builds knowledge on the design, behavioural impacts and phenomenology of high-performance workplaces, evaluating the environments and their cultures to understand the human factors at play across individual, physical and organisational levels, particularly within emergent post 2020 workplace...view more

As an interior designer, Iva Durakovic has over 10 years’ experience designing high-profile, award-winning workplace projects. Her research program builds knowledge on the design, behavioural impacts and phenomenology of high-performance workplaces, evaluating the environments and their cultures to understand the human factors at play across individual, physical and organisational levels, particularly within emergent post 2020 workplace contexts. Iva leads the Workplace stream at the Sustainable and Healthy Environments (SHE) Lab, and faculty program of work-integrated learning (WIL) at UNSW enabling the blending of research, industry and WIL to foster employment and knowledge exchange between leading practitioners, academics, and next-generation designers.

In Industry, her research sits at the forefront of current experimentation in hybrid workplace solutions informing high profile projects such as Mirvac’s Adaptive Workplace Pilot. Experience in strategic design translation and intimate knowledge of new ways of working enables Iva’s continued contributions to expert advisory groups for the International WELL Building Standard (IWBI’s Movement Concept Advisory) and Green Building Council of Australia expert reference panel (New Fit-outs).


My Grants

2021: Alastair Swayn Foundation Strategic Research Grant

2022: Creative and Wellbeing Hallmark Research Initiative (CAWRI) Seed funding 

2022: COVID related research in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Seed funding 


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 
2022: UNSW ADA Dean's Award for Collaboration, BE/SoSS Professional Placement Course
 
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
 

 

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Location

Anita B Lawrence Centre, West Wing, Level 2, Room 2011

Contact

+61 2 9065 9877
+61414766413