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Iva Durakovic is a Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Interior Architecture program at the University of New South Wales. With a rich background as an interior designer, she brings over ten years of experience in designing high-profile, award-winning workplace projects. Her research program focuses on enhancing knowledge about design and its behavioral impacts, particularly in high-performance workplaces. Iva evaluates environments and cultures to understand the human factors that impact individuals, physical settings, and organizational levels. Her recent work emphasizes the evolving nature of workplaces post-2020, adapting to new hybrid solutions. Iva leads the Workplace stream of the Sustainable and Healthy Environments Lab, integrating research with industry practices to foster employment pathways and knowledge exchange between leading practitioners and the next generation of designers. Through her involvement in expert advisory groups like the International Building Standard and the Green Building Council of Australia, Iva contributes to the strategic development of workplace environments, particularly as they respond to emerging needs in the wake of pandemic-related changes.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Teaching in the Bachelor of Interior Architecture program and conducting research on workplace design and its impacts.
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