Dr. Inbal Ben-Asher Gitler

Inbal Ben-Asher Gitler (Ph.D. Tel-Aviv University, 2005) is a senior lecturer of architecture and visual culture at Sapir Academic College and head of the Visual Culture section in its Department of Communication. At Ben Gurion University of the Negev, she is a teaching fellow. Her main research areas are the modern architecture of Israel/Palestine and Israeli visual culture. Her lataest book, Architectural Culture in British Mandate Jerusalem, 1917-1948 (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) is the recipient of the Concordia University Library – Azrieli Institute Award for Best Book in Israel Studies for 2021. She is also co-editor of Israel as A Modern Architectural Experimental Lab, 1948-1978 (Intellect Books, 2020) with Anat Geva. Her research has been published in numerous journals, including Israel Studies, Israel Studies Review, The Journal of Architecture and Design Issues. From 2014 she serves as co-chair of the DoCoMoMo Israel branch, and from 2020 she serves as the head of the ICOMOS-Israel Committee for Twentieth Century Heritage.