Dr Renata Jadresin Milic is an architect, architectural historian, and Associate Professor in Architectural History and Theory, Architectural Design and Research Methods, and Digital Heritage, at the School of Architecture at Unitec New Zealand. She is the Historical, Conservation & Heritage Stream Leader, and a member of The Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC) Research Team at Unitec. Her research addresses conservation, future use, and development of historic and modern buildings, from preservation through to adaptive reuse. Renata has led research projects that have involved community groups, industry partners, and students, utilising the most advanced digital heritage methodologies. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-790X