Prof. Piotr Lorens - PhD, DSc., urban planner. Lecturer in urban design and development and - since 2007 - Head of the Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology. His university activities also include coordination of the research and EU Social Fund projects. Based on these projects he was responsible for organization and coordination of the post-graduate studies and international conferences related to the issues of urban regeneration and management. Besides his academic career he is also actively involved in the activities of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (at present – holding the position of Vice President responsible for the Young Planning Professionals program) as well as of the Society of Polish Town Planners – TUP (at present – President of the society).

Piotr Lorens graduated as architect from the Gdansk University of Technology, and also completed the post-graduate studies (as Fulbright Fellow) at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since then he is active as guest lecturer at numerous universities, mostly around Europe. He was also teaching as guest professor at two Russian universities. At the same time he is conducting his professional career with the focus on planning and management of the urban regeneration projects in Poland. Among others, he was involved in development of urban regeneration plans for numerous municipalities in Poland and also for many years was involved in planning for regeneration of the Young City in Gdansk - the large-scale urban project located on the site of former Gdansk shipyard.

His professional interests include urban planning and regeneration processes, with special focus on waterfront areas and public spaces.