Ben Gitai
Scientist EPFL
Dr. Ben Gitai brings together geography, architecture, and interconnected fields through his multidisciplinary research and practice. He has held teaching positions at leading Swiss and French institutions, including ETH Zurich and EPFL. His work draws from landscape architecture, landscape ecology, urban planning, political geography, and history to examine how spatial configurations evolve across time and reflect underlying social, political, economic and power dynamics.
Central to his research is the recontextualization of mapping as a tool for portraying the intricate connections between human activities and natural systems. This approach reveals new gazes and insights into the forces that continuously shape and reshape our built and natural environments. Dr. Gitai currently serves as head coordinator of the Habitat Research Center and works as both scientist and lecturer at the Laboratory of Landscape Development - LAND at EPFL.
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EPFL ENAC SAR-GE
BP 4129 (Bâtiment BP)
Station 16
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://lab-u.epfl.ch/
Biography
Dr. Ben Gitai brings together geography, architecture, and interconnected fields through his multidisciplinary research and practice. He has held teaching positions at leading Swiss and French institutions, including ETH Zurich and EPFL. His work draws from landscape architecture, landscape ecology, urban planning, political geography, and history to examine how spatial configurations evolve across time and reflect underlying social, political, economic and power dynamics.
Central to his research is the recontextualization of mapping as a tool for portraying the intricate connections between human activities and natural systems. This approach reveals new gazes and insights into the forces that continuously shape and reshape our built and natural environments. Dr. Gitai currently serves as head coordinator of the Habitat Research Center and works as both scientist and lecturer at the Laboratory of Landscape Development - LAND at EPFL.
Publications
Infoscience 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 |
| Jeffrey Huang, Dieter Dietz, Laura Trazic & Korinna Zinovia Weber (ed.), Ben Gitai (Contributor) Lars Müller Publishers |
Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis architectural research in re/action |
| Jeffrey Huang, Dieter Dietz, Laura Trazic & Korinna Zinovia Weber (ed.), Ben Gitai (Contributor) Lars Müller Publishers |
Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis architectural research in re/action |
| Jeffrey Huang, Dieter Dietz, Laura Trazic & Korinna Zinovia Weber (ed.), Ben Gitai (Contributor) Lars Müller Publishers |
Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis architectural research in re/action |
| Jeffrey Huang, Dieter Dietz, Laura Trazic & Korinna Zinovia Weber (ed.), Ben Gitai (Contributor) Lars Müller Publishers |
Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis architectural research in re/action |
Other publications
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Architecture