Esther Lorenz is a licensed architect and a lecturer at the School of Architecture, University of Virginia. She received her architectural education at TU Graz and TU Delft and practiced urban design and architecture in the Netherlands, Australia and Austria. In her research and teaching she investigates architecture and the contemporary city in regard to cultural issues with a focus on the socio-cultural and economic preconditions of the built environment, mobility, space perception, and the intersection between media and architecture.