Harriet Harriss is a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University leading a graduate design studio that focuses on socially responsive place-making known as place-nomics.
Harriet also founded of The Practice of Everyday Life – a research agency that focuses on developing highly responsive and relevant project design, development & strategy.
Harriet’s core expertise lies in social strategy and participation in the built environment. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2003, Harriet was awarded NESTA funding resulting in the design and implementation of a range of innovative and collaborative public and private sector projects, ranging from schools to corporate learning spaces.
Both Harriet’s teaching and practice are informed and directed by her PhD, that examines how architectural tropes and modus operandi can be transposed into other related disciplines and industries to develop innovative new commercial and social values. Harriet sits on Building Futures Advisory Group.
