Priscila Besen

Priscila Besen is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainable and Regenerative Architecture at Auckland University of Technology's Huri Te Ao School of Future Environments. With a PhD and a Master of Architecture in Sustainable Design from the University of Auckland, her work focuses on creating healthy, resilient and liveable built environments for a post-carbon future. Priscila began her career with a Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism from UFSC, Brazil. Her research bridges technical and socio-cultural aspects in built environment design, including life-cycle thinking in architecture, sustainable urban design, co-design, building energy performance, adaptive reuse and retrofit. She is a certified Passive House Consultant, a former board member of Passive House Institute New Zealand, a member of the Future Cities Research Centre at the University of Auckland and Systems & Communities Research Centre at AUT. In addition to her academic experience, Priscila has worked in design practice in Brazil and Aotearoa, developing a range of different projects including multi-unit residential architecture, landscape design, urban design and building environmental certification.