S1.5 | E2 - Can people organically bump into each other anymore? - Kudzai Furusa

August 29, 2022 00:25:43
S1.5 | E2 - Can people organically bump into each other anymore? - Kudzai Furusa
PhD: Unpacked
S1.5 | E2 - Can people organically bump into each other anymore? - Kudzai Furusa

Aug 29 2022 | 00:25:43

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Show Notes

"Highlighting the role of interior designers in empowering communities through design"

Can you organically bump into each other anymore? On this episode, Kudzai joins Jolenna in the studio to discuss the important role interior deisgners play in both our interior and exterior experiences, through a case study of Porirua - one of New Zealand's most diverse and youngest demographics.

If you'd like to read more, here's a link to Kudzai's thesis - https://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/handle/10063/9232

For any questions, qualms or queries, reach out to the PhD: Unpacked team through [email protected], or @phdunpacked on Instagram.

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