Vlad Sebastian Rusu (b. 1981) graduated in 2006 from the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where he is currently an Associate Professor and Director of the Urban Planning and Technical Sciences Department. He sustained his PhD in Architecture in 2013 at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning, in Bucharest. His professional activity is divided between research and design of architecture and urban planning projects, publication of studies, articles and books, support and participation in national and international conferences and exhibitions. His projects cover a wide range of topics and programs, from architecture and restoration to urbanism and urban design, his professional activity being recognized and awarded nationally and internationally: the European Union Grand Prize for Cultural Heritage 2017 / Europa Nostra Awards and three nominations for European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe in 2017, 2021 and 2024.