• PhD Candidate, Architecture and Town Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

• M.Arch., Architecture and Urban Planning, Tel Aviv University

• B.Arch., Architecture, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Research Focus:

An architect and urban planner, and a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion, under the supervision of Prof. Meirav Aharon-Gutman. Her research examines the long-term trajectories of academic interventions in public space, focusing on the relationships between academia, communities, and local authorities, and on questions of responsibility, legitimacy, and belonging.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and a Master's degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from Tel Aviv University. Her master's thesis, conducted in collaboration with the Department of Geography, explored the climatic impacts of historical urban planning.

Since 2018, she has been teaching at the Technion and has co-founded and co-led Studio 1:1 with Dr. Dan Price. The studio combines full-scale design and construction with communities and local authorities, bridging academic learning and hands-on practice in public space.

Michal has approximately 15 years of experience in public-sector planning, including serving as a Senior Urban Planning Coordinator at the Tel Aviv–Yafo Municipality and as a Planning Team Leader and Urban Advisor at the National Infrastructure Committee. Her expertise includes urban and regional planning, urban regeneration, and the integration of transportation infrastructure into urban environments.

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