Daniel Zwangsleitner is an educator and researcher in the fields of design, architecture and urban planning.

He defines his work as strategic practice, which encompasses various outputs including studios, seminars, publications, exhibitions and interventions. His approach integrates collective and individual agency, blending spatial practice with research, teaching, and political engagement. In light of current environmental, geopolitical, and social challenges, he aims to reconcile urbanism, design and architecture with civic engagement. He works with students, researchers, and community partners to develop design practices and strategies that promote social-ecological transformation towards a more collaborative, just, and sustainable way of living

He advocates for a teaching methodology rooted in research-driven design, asserting that educators and universities have a responsibility to actively address the challenges of our world. This involves empowering young practitioners and researchers with the essential critical skills and design tools they need to meet the challenges of today and the future.

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Daniel studied architecture, spatial planning, and photography in Innsbruck, Vienna, and Turin. In 2010 he graduated in architecture from the TU Vienna. In 2018, he completed his Ph.D. at the Politecnico di Torino on the social and political conditions and actors of subsidized housing in Austria. Previous academic positions include the Institute for Regional Development at EURAC Bolzano and the OTH Regensburg. There, Daniel has been a lecturer on the theory and history of architecture and architectural photography since 2013. Since 2018 he is a post-doc at the professorship for Urban Design at TUM.

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