Dr. Ariel Genadt

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ariel Genadt is an architect, lecturer, and scholar specializing in modern and contemporary architecture in Japan. His research and teaching focus on the relationships between construction, technology, sustainability, and architectural expression across cultures. Genadt holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania (2016), a certificate in Ecological Architecture, and a Master of Arts in Histories and Theories from the Architectural Association School in London (2004). He earned a Bachelor of Architecture cum laude from the Technion, Israel (1997). A Fellow Researcher with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science at Kengo Kuma Lab at Tokyo University (2012), and a visiting scholar at Fondazione Renzo Piano in Genoa (2013), Genadt has collaborated on various buildings and urban design projects around the globe including France, the U.K., Italy, Greece, Israel, Morocco, Senegal, the UAE, and China. He has taught architecture at the Weitzman School of Design since 2011 and has held visiting lecturer positions at several institutions including Swarthmore College and Technion in Israel. His curatorial work includes significant exhibitions and he has published numerous articles focusing on architectural resilience and modern practices in Japan.

Research Interests

Courses

ARCH 7113-401 Topics in Architectural Theory: Modern Architecture Japan ARCH 8110 - Theories of Architecture – Environments, Techniques of Expressive Means ARCH 7180 - History and Theory of Architecture and Climate ARCH 7120 - Architectural Envelopes – Technology, Climate, Expression ARCH 6110 - Architecture Resilience in Japan ARCH 704 - Master of Architecture Thesis Advisor ARCH 712 - Visible Cities – Urban Architectures

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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