Dr Isun Kazerani

Dr Isun Kazerani is a practice-based researcher and guest lecturer in Architecture. She received her PhD in 2017 in Architecture from Melbourne University, looking at the relationship between the design strategy and human embodied sensorial and cultural experience. She is the author of a book chapter and multiple academic journal articles and been involved in teaching and research at Melbourne, Swinburne, Monash and Deakin University. Isun is particularly interested in the cross section of academia and practice. In her research on “Integrative Housing; Home, work and wellness”, she has been investigating methods of incorporating measures of wellbeing in the design of residential building, particularly affordable housing. This practice-based research aims at bringing awareness about the importance of mindfulness and physical movement in the architectural design of small apartment buildings.