Dr Mehrnoush Latifi Khorasgani

Biography

Mehrnoush is a senior lecturer and Course Director of Bachelor of Design (Architecture) at Swinburne University of Technology. Her practice, research, and teaching focus on BIM & sustainability, microclimate design, thermal comfort, cross-sensory perception, and digital fabrication. She has been developing performance-based design strategies through a multisensory and multiscalar approach that prioritizes people's perception in microclimate design with a particular focus on often overlooked invisible factors in the built environment. Her approach involves using virtual and augmented reality, EEG and bio sensors to simulate and visualize the complex multisensory effects of microclimate on people’s perception. Her research emphasizes the importance of embracing the complexity of microclimate design in architecture as a system design, rather than oversimplifying it into a single variable or measurement. At the Smart Cities Research Institute, she leads the multidisciplinary research stream of ‘Smart Skins for Smarter Cities’. Her creative work has been exhibited in national and international events and exhibitions, including Embracing Innovation CRAFT ATC 2015 and 2016 in Canberra, “Make the Invisible Visible” in the Dynamics of Air exhibition at RMIT Gallery 2018 in Melbourne, Data Heirlooms Digital Exhibition 2020, “ Fireless Skin: Mycelium Biocomposites”  in Life and Death for Melbourne Design Week 2020, and TIME SPACE EXISTENCE in Venice Biennale  in 2021.