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Georgia Traganou is a Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Parsons School of Design, The New School, with affiliations to the Doctorate in Public and Urban Policy at Schools of Public Engagement and the Department of Politics at the New School for Social Research. She serves as co-editor-in-chief of *Design and Culture*. Her research focuses on spatial agency, material engagement, and prefigurative politics in movements like Occupy and Standing Rock, as well as decolonizing urbanism curricula.
Her work bridges architectural criticism, urban studies, and sociocultural analysis, examining how design interacts with identity, affect, and participation. She has held fellowships from institutions including the Fulbright Program and the Graham Foundation. Notable publications include *Design and Displacement* (2023) and *The Tokaido Road* (2004). She collaborates on projects like the "Decolonizing Urbanism" initiative with Prof. Evren Uzer.
- Research Projects: Decolonizing Urbanism pedagogies, spatial agency in social movements
- Awards: Fulbright Fellow, Graham Foundation grants, Japan Foundation Fellow
- Courses Taught: Critical Praxis, Decolonizing Design, Urban Ecologies Thesis
Traganou’s contributions extend to film production (e.g., *Olympic Design: Mexico 1968*) and academic editing, including special journal issues on Tokyo 2020 Olympics and pandemic design responses.
