Zhenkun Gan is a lecturer in architecture (Assistant Professor) at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA) in China. His current research focuses on urban design, urban renewal, historic village conservation, and rural revitalization. He received a BA in Art and Design from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and a Ph.D. in Architecture from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. He was a Visiting Scholar at Penn IUR in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Dr. Gan is a member of the International Society of City and Regional Planners, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, and the Architectural Society of China. He has also served as a technical director at the Architecture Institute of Beijing Jiangong Architecture Design and Research Institute since 2020.

His articles have been published in various academic journals and international conferences, such as the 2019 ISOCARP World Planning Congress, ICOMOS-CIAV & ISCEAH 2019 Joint Annual Meeting & International Conference, and UIA 2017 Seoul World Architects Congress. Dr. Gan has been engaged in many scientific research and design practice projects, including the Street Design Guideline of Beijing Sub-center, the Renovation and Comprehensive Upgrading Planning of Beijing Financial Technology and Professional Service Innovation Demonstration Zone, and the Characteristics and Optimization Strategy Research of Spatial Structure of Historic Villages in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region. He was awarded First Prize in the Beijing Excellent Urban and Rural Planning Competition in 2019 and the Bronze Award in the Beijing Youth Architects Creative Design Competition in 2016.