Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman is an Assistant Professor (PhD), the Chair of the Architecture program at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and a visiting scholar at CUSP-NYU. She serves as Academic Director of the VisLab, the immersive virtual reality visualization laboratory. Her research focus is on the field of visual analysis and simulation and development of novel, automated architecture design tools based on potential residents’ perception of space, directed toward the development of sustainable built environments. In addition, she leads research in the area of adaptive re-use architecture documentation and analysis. Her research is financially supported by the Israel Science Foundation and JOY VENTURES. She is a UNESCO fellowship recipient and a laureate of the prestigious Yanai Prize for Excellence in Academic Education. Her work has been published in leading professional journals and presented in numerous international conferences and universities around the world.
FICTITIOUS CAPITAL Postmodernism and the Built Environment
The Fourth Annual International Symposium of Avi and Sarah Arenson BUILT HERITAGE RESEARCH CENTER, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
