Valentin Bourdon is an architect, researcher, and lecturer. He graduated from the École d'Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires Paris-Est in Marne-la-Vallée with Jacques Lucan. He coordinated the new ETH EPFL Master of Advanced Studies in Urban and Territorial Design, as well as the activities of the Habitat Research Centre at EPFL with Paola Viganò. By joining the General Management of the Office de l'Urbanisme of the Canton of Geneva, he continues to foster links between academia and applied research.