Tanja is an urban designer and inclusive design professional. She has been the head of the Urban Planning Chair and the Institute for Environmental Design (IUG) at the University of Wuppertal since 2009. Together with Theo Lorenz she founded the interdisciplinary office T2 spatialwork in London in 2001, as well the Interprofessional Studio at the AA, a genre-bridging Master’s programme in spatial performance and design. Her work focuses on participatory urban transformation processes, both in her research and applied practice. Tanja has led several national and international research programmes and applied projects within a transdisciplinary approach in cultural, architectural and urban fields.