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Senior Lecturer, Architecture

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment/HOME

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Senior Lecturer, Architecture
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment/HOME

+61 3 524 79433 (Work)

akari.nakaikidd@deakin.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

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MEDIA APPEARANCE

FEATURED
Between Us: Dr Akari Nakai Kidd and Dr David Giles (opens in a new tab)⁠
3 Nov 2025
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To improve homelessness support services, let’s listen to voices from the frontline (opens in a new tab)⁠
8 Oct 2025
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New report highlights homelessness in Geelong (opens in a new tab)⁠
18 Aug 2025
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AFFILIATION

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Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK)
AWARDS AND HONOURS

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Deakin University, Faculty of SEBE Teaching Excellence Award, 2025
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Deakin University, Faculty of SEBE Mid-Career Researcher Award, 2024
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT

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A Home, Not Housing: Empowering Women Through Co-design for a Good-Home Design Blueprint (opens in a new tab)⁠
Nakai Kidd, A., Pisegna, M., Piper, C., Kite, J., and Harries, T. 2025. “A Home, Not Housing: Empowering Women Through Co-design for a Good-Home Design Blueprint.” Published by Alastair Swayn Foundation at: https://alastairswaynfoundation.org/research/a-home-not-housing
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PROFESSIONAL PROJECT

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Home Truths: Local Insights into Homelessness (opens in a new tab)⁠
Giles, D. B., Nakai Kidd, A., Mundell, M., Jain, A., Tucker, R., Sal Moslehian, A. 2025. “Home Truths: Local Insights into Homelessness.” Published by Give Where You Live Foundation.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
AIA Victorian Chapter Education Committee, Chair
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Victoria PhD Submission Scholarship Award, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, 2015
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Graduate Scholar Award, Common Grounds Publishing, USA, 2014
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Victoria Doctoral Scholarship Award, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, 2014
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The American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal and Certificate of Merit, The Cooper Union, NY, USA, 2006
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The Abraham E. Kazan Award for Urban Design, The Cooper Union, NY, USA, 2006

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES