Kozicz Gerald

Gerald Kozicz (Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.) is an academic researcher and educator affiliated with Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and previously with the University of Vienna. He completed his PhD in Architecture at TU Graz in 2001, with research scholarships in Japan and Hong Kong focusing on Buddhist architecture in the Western Himalaya. Since 2005, he has led three Austrian Science Fund (FWF) projects on Indo-Tibetan architecture, art, and Himalayan cultural studies.

Research Focus

Kozicz's interdisciplinary work spans:

• Buddhist architectural traditions in the Western Himalaya
• Indo-Tibetan artistic and architectural heritage
• Cultural anthropology of Himalayan communities
• Comparative analysis of Asian art and archaeology

Teaching Experience

He has taught as:

• Instructor at TU Graz's Institute of Spatial Design & Institute of Architecture and Media
• Lecturer at University of Vienna's Institute of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

Professional Affiliations

• International Association for Buddhist Studies (IABS)
• International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS)
• International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS)
• European Association for Asian Art and Archaeology (EAAA)
• European Association for South Asian Art and Archaeology (EASAA)

Research Projects

Leads three FWF-funded projects since 2005 examining:

• Indo-Tibetan architectural hybridity
• Cultural exchange mechanisms in Himalayan art
• Anthropological dimensions of Buddhist material culture