Erez Golani Solomon earned his PhD in Architecture from the University of Tokyo. He is currently a senior lecturer in architectural design and theory in the Architecture Department at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, and he also teaches at the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University, Tokyo. His research work encompasses a range of issues concerning the contemporary city, and the ramifications of architectural developments under contemporary cultures and politics. Golani Salomon practices architecture as a partner at the Tokyo-based firm Front-Office. In February 2021, he is expected to take a senior fellow position at the Azrieli Architecture Archive of Tel Aviv Museum of Art.