Ben Ori Gitai
Head coordinator, Habitat Research Center
Dr. Ben Gitai integrates geography, architecture, and related disciplines in his research and practice. He has teaching experience in Switzerland, France, and Israel. His doctoral research was nominated for the ETH silver medal in 2022 after earning his Doctor of Science degree at ETH Zurich. His cross-disciplinary approach combines tools and perspectives from landscape architecture, urban planning, political geography, and history, exploring the evolution of spatial configurations over historical periods and how these transformations reflect broader socio-political and economic processes. His work recontextualizes mapping practices as instruments for understanding the complex relationships between human and natural systems, offering innovative perspectives on the forces that shape our environments. Today, he is the head coordinator of the Habitat Research Center and the Paris Atlas of Landscapes at EPFL.
EPFL ENT-R HRC-GE
BP 4129 (Bâtiment BP)
Station 16
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://habitat.epfl.ch/
Biography
Dr. Ben Gitai integrates geography, architecture, and related disciplines in his research and practice. He has teaching experience in Switzerland, France, and Israel. His doctoral research was nominated for the ETH silver medal in 2022 after earning his Doctor of Science degree at ETH Zurich. His cross-disciplinary approach combines tools and perspectives from landscape architecture, urban planning, political geography, and history, exploring the evolution of spatial configurations over historical periods and how these transformations reflect broader socio-political and economic processes. His work recontextualizes mapping practices as instruments for understanding the complex relationships between human and natural systems, offering innovative perspectives on the forces that shape our environments. Today, he is the head coordinator of the Habitat Research Center and the Paris Atlas of Landscapes at EPFL.
Publications
Selected publications
| Ben Gitai Metispresses |
Cartographies du Pouvoir |
| Ben Gitai EPFL Press |
Mapping Power |
| Annemarie Bucher, Luisa Overath, Myriam Uzor Contributions byLudwig Berger, Annemarie Bucher, Marco Cascianelli, Patrick Düblin, Ella Esslinger, Fujan Fahmi, Isabelle Fehlmann, Julian Fischbacher, Anette Freytag, Pia Fricker, Dominique Ghiggi, Christophe Girot, Fabienne Girsberger, Ben Gitai, Fabian Gutscher, Dennis Häusler, Ilmar Hurkxkens, Magdalena Kaufmann, Albert Kirchengast, Benedikt Kowalewski, Lara Mehling, James Melsom, Claudia Moll, Catherine Mosbach, Luisa Overath, Jacqueline Parish, Johannes Rebsamen, Dunja Richter, Nadine Schütz, Marc Schwarz, Johannes Stoffler, Philipp Urech, Matthias Vollmer Gta Verlag |
Terrain Vogue |
| Christophe Girot, Ben Gitai, David Iselin, Lara Mehling Gta Verlag |
Rift: 7.5 Views on the Jordan Valley |
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Architecture