Eran Neuman

Eran Neuman studied at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and University of California, Los Angeles. The recorded working language is Hebrew. The field of work recorded is architecture. Places of work recorded in the authority are Tel Aviv. Employment is recorded with Tel Aviv University and The David and Yolanda Katz Faculty of the Arts.

• Name — Eran Neuman • Native Name — ערן נוימן • Born — 1968 • Birthplace — Petah Tikva, Israel • Education — Bezalel Academy of Art and Design • Occupation — Architect

Neuman holds degrees in architecture from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California in Los Angeles. He is recognized for his scholarship in postwar architecture, in particular the exploration of the impact of new technologies on architectural design, practice, and the experience of the built environment, and also on architecture that commemorates the Holocaust. His has contributed in the expansion of topics such as performativity of architecture as well as the relevance of functionalism. Together with Yasha Grobman, he maintained that the "logic of form as an outcome of function was mechanistic" and that reliance in the utility of form will not necessarily address the complexity of form "as a cultural, social, and political product". It was Neuman who introduced the notion of the performative architecture, one positioned in contrast to New Modernism. Neuman has organized and participated in numerous conferences and seminars at academic institutions internationally, including at Princeton University; Harvard University; University of Toronto; Tongji University, Shanghai; and Monash University, Melbourne; among others. Under Neuman’s directorship, the Azrieli School of Architecture emerged as one of Israel’s leading architectural schools. At the school, Neuman created programs to foster professional training and scholarship, developed new academic centers and resources, and spearheaded fundraising initiatives. Neuman is also the founder of the Azrieli Architectural Archive at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. His research initiatives focused on architectural culture in the 20th century. In 2002, Neuman co-founded the international research collaborative Open Source Architecture (OSA) with Aaron Sprecher and Chandler Ahrens. This international laboratory, which maintains offices in Montreal, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv, develops a methodology that combines theoretical research with architectural design. The project is based on a collaborative approach and exchange of information across its network similar to a system in software development called "open source". In 2017, Neuman was appointed director of the Israel Museum.

Neumann is openly gay and has been the partner of screenwriter Avner Bernheimer since 1989. They have two sons, and live in Tel Aviv.

• In 2018, Neuman curated "Arieh Sharon: the Nation's Architect" • In 2014, Neuman curated "David Yannay: Architecture and Genetics" • In 2008, he co-curated "Performalism: Form and Performance in Digital Architecture," both presented at the Tel Aviv Museum • In 2006, he co-curated “The Gen[H]ome Project,” presented at the MAK Center in Los Angeles