Prof. Dr. Marcus Gwechenberger

Prof. Dr. Marcus Gwechenberger (b. 1976) studied geography, political science, and sociology in Heidelberg, as well as urban planning and housing at the Technical University of Darmstadt. He completed his doctorate in Heidelberg in 2006. From 2007 to 2014, he served as project manager at the Frankfurt-based firm PROPROJEKT for the federal programs National Urban Development Policy and Investment Program National UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Starting in 2014, he served as Team Leader for Urban Planning at Nassauische Heimstätte. Since 2016, he has worked as a consultant and, since 2021, as Deputy Office Director in the Department for Planning and Housing for the City of Frankfurt am Main, responsible for flagship projects in urban planning and urban development. From 2011 to 2023, he was a lecturer at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (FRA UAS) in the Environmental Management and Urban Planning in Metropolitan Areas program. Since the summer semester of 2023, he has been a professor of Urban Transformation at FRA UAS. In June 2023, he was elected by the Frankfurt City Council as the head of the Department of Planning and Housing.