Jacek Krenz

Dr hab. inż. arch. Jacek Krenz is an Associate Professor at the Department of Housing and Architecture of Public Buildings, Gdańsk University of Technology. He specializes in merging architectural design with artistic expression, particularly through watercolor painting and urban landscape studies. Educated at Politechnika Krakowska (PhD in Architecture, 1999), he has led projects such as the St Mary Church in Waglikowice. His research focuses on architectural form influenced by art, evident in his exhibitions like Obrazy Sopotu (2021) and Akwarelą pod strzechy (2019). Krenz teaches courses on architectural design, urban sketching, and presentation techniques, emphasizing the Bauhaus tradition's integration of art and function. He has advised doctoral students and reviewed numerous theses across architecture and urban studies.