Dr Andreas Wesener is a Senior Lecturer in urban design at Lincoln University (New Zealand). He studied architecture at the Hochschule Bochum (Germany), the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London (UK), and was awarded his doctorate from the Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar (Germany). Wesener has worked as an architect and urban designer in the private sector, as a research associate for Birmingham City University, and as a research fellow for the Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (ILS) in Germany. He has taught at universities across England, Belgium and Germany. Wesener’s research focusses on the interplay between social, political, and economic processes, human experiences and the physical built environment. He investigates processes, structures and meanings that characterize urban environments in times of rapid transition. By analysing the manifold issues connected to transformative urban landscapes, he explores innovative approaches for more sustainable and resilient cities.