Biography
Erez Golani Solomon is a Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design and Theory at the School of Architecture and the Graduate Program in Urban Design at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. He earned his Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Tokyo in 2006 and has since been involved in teaching and research projects in Japan, at the Graduate School of Media and Governance of Keio University, the Graduate Program of Global Studies of Sophia University, as well as Waseda University. His research work encompasses a range of issues concerning the contemporary city, and the ramifications of architectural developments under contemporary cultures and politics.
His first co-authored book: ‘21st Century Tokyo: A Guide to Contemporary Architecture’, was published by Kodansha International. In 2020 and 2021 he held a Senior Research Fellow position at the Azrieli Architecture Archive of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The outcome of this research is expected to be published as a book titled ‘Evolutionary History of Architecture in Israel – A Synoptic View’. In 2022, Erez won a research grant from the Toshiba International Foundation (TIFO), for the project ‘Cryptomeria Japonica as Architecture: Concerning Primordial Forests and Trees in Yakushima’. The project was published as a catalogue and exhibited widely in November 2022. More recently, Erez took part in a think tank for the ‘Cloud-To-Ground’ exhibition at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale. In parallel, Erez practices architecture as partner at the Tokyo-based firm Front-Office.
During the 2023-24 academic year, Erez will be affiliated with the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago.