Mitra Homolja

Mitra is an architectural designer, urban designer, and researcher. Her career has focused on co-design processes, placemaking and building tools that empower everyday people to collaborate in the design of spaces. She has experience in collaboration with rangatahi, mana whenua and diverse communities. Developing tools such as virtual reality, computer games, films, board games and design toolkits, Mitra's work aims to support people’s spatial literacy and amplify the voices that are too often missing from the decision-making table. Mitra’s more recent work includes mapping mana whenua sites of significance, community-centred park design, flood resilient housing research, and investigating spatial justice in Aotearoa.In her spare time, you'll find Mitra making films, computer games, pottery, and cooking up a mean feed for whānau and friends.