Dr Kavita Gonsalves

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PhD (Queensland University of Technology), M.Arch (Glasgow School of Art), B.Arch (Manipal Institute of Technology), Creative Sustainability (Aalto University)

With a background in architecture and design, Kavita Gonsalves has worked in transdisciplinary projects of workplace design, design research, graphic design, architecture, urban design, and design strategy. She co-founded street-based guerrilla movements such as Multicoloured Dreamz (Helsinki, Finland) and the Bake Collective (Bombay & Bangalore, India). She was a SI Young Connector of the Future 2014 Fellow. Currently, she is a PhD candidate with the Urban Informatics Research Group at the QUT Design Lab in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In her research titled "Radical Placemaking", Gonsalves focuses on the use of emerging technologies as tools for marginalized communities to engage in creative placemaking. Three key projects form part of her research: Chatty Bench Project (CBP), TransHuman Saunter (THSP), and Chatty Bench Festival Community Media Visual Projections (CBF CMVP). CBP was an entry to the prestigious Media Architecture Biennale 20 Awards and featured in their Demo sessions. TransHuman Saunter has been featured at the BAD festival, Uroboros festival and After Progress Digital Exhibition.

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2021- upto QUT More-than-Human Futures Research Group: Research Assistant

2020 QUT Design Lab: Research Assistant

2019 QUT Design Robotics: Research Assistant

2014-2018 Gensler Bangalore: Strategist and Designer

2014 Kranti: Strategist

2014 Rachana Sansad Institute of Environmental Architecture: Visiting Faculty Member

2011-2014 Environmental Design Solutions: Green Building Consultant

2007 Deepak Puri Architects & Interior Designers: Architect

2006 Hundredhands: Architect

2005-2006 Idiom Design & Consulting: Designer

2003 Architect Sarto Almeida: Architectural Intern