Design Enabling and Research Manager
Myra has a strong background in spatial design and a lifelong fascination with the connections between people, the places they inhabit, and the impact design can have on the relationship. Alongside her work at The Glass House, she works as a Participatory Design Consultant within Blue Chula, a company focused on community development and engagement, with a focus on social housing.
She received a distinction researching community led building practices for her MA from the University of Brighton, and undertook training with Architecture Sans Frontieres, looking at how participatory design techniques can facilitate communication and fuel positive change when utilised effectively and sensitively in a global context.