Biography
Dr.techn. Michael Walczak has studied architecture at the Bern University for Applied Sciences (BFH) in Burgdorf, where he attended a project semester at Stanford University and an exchange semester at the Bremen University of Applied Sciences. For his interdisciplinary doctoral studies, Michael graduated in 2021 with distinction from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Michael has bridged his work with the ETH Zurich Institutes Chair of Architecture and Urban Design, Laboratory for Energy Conversion and the ISTP Urbanization Research Incubator. His doctoral dissertation is titled “Digital Urban Imaginaries: Digital models transforming citizen-centred design processes” and received the state prize „Award of Excellence“ from the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research for one of the best dissertations. The research resulted in the co-development of commercialized software "Enerpol" for large-scale urban simulations coupled with data-driven analysis. Michael is currently a Post-Doctoral researcher at the ETH Zurich Chair of Architecture and Urban Design leading the Sarajevo Urban Transformation Program and developing the General Urban Plan for the City of Sarajevo.