Lukas Ljungqvist

Lukas Ljungqvist (M.Sc. Architecture) is, since October 2022, a part‑time industrial PhD candidate in Applied Urban Design at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Architecture. His doctoral work is supervised by Professor Ann Legeby (KTH), Professor Lars Marcus (Chalmers) and Erica Eneqvist (City of Stockholm). His research examines how digital technologies and the broader digital transformation of society are used, and can be used, in urban design and planning processes to support systems thinking and enable sustainable transition.

In parallel with his PhD, Lukas works as an urban planning strategist at the City Planning Administration, City of Stockholm. He has a professional background from private practice in urban planning and architecture, with a particular focus on climate, energy and sustainability.

Within the City Planning Administration he has previously served as sustainability strategist, focusing on business development, Agenda 2030, innovation and digitalisation. In this role he was responsible for coordinating the Senseable Stockholm Lab (2019–2024), a research collaboration between KTH, MIT Senseable City Lab and the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce centred on sustainable cities, IoT and AI.