Ben Gitai

Dr. Ben Gitai is a Lecturer and Researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), specializing in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture within the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC). He holds roles as Senior Coordinator of the Habitat Research Center and collaborates with the Landscape Development Laboratory (LAND) and Urban Planning Laboratory (LAB-U). His research integrates geography, political dynamics, and cartography to analyze spatial configurations and their societal impacts. He has taught at leading Swiss and French institutions, including ETH Zurich and EPFL.

• Education: Not explicitly listed but associated with ETH Zurich and EPFL through teaching roles.

Research focuses on interdisciplinary studies of landscape architecture, urban planning, and political geography. He recontextualizes cartography to explore human-natural system interactions, emphasizing historical and power dynamics in spatial evolution. His work spans projects like the Jordan Valley analysis and Venice Biennale pavilion studies.

Active in labs such as LAND and LAB-U, his contributions bridge academic research with practical urban development strategies.