Roee Bigger
- M.Des. Master of Industrial Design (Cum Laude), Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
- B.Des. Bachelor of Industrial Design, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Research Focus:
Examining elderly loneliness in urban environments during emergencies through the lens of surveillance zones
Roee Bigger is an experienced designer and lecturer specializing in social design and service design. He is a faculty member at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, where he formerly served as Head of the Design Management and Innovation Track in the Master's program (2016-2022) and Head of BezalelX for New Technologies (2018-2024).
Currently, Roee is conducting exploratory research toward his Ph.D. in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion. His research examines the 'surveillance zone' - the visual field of elderly people as they spend increased time at home - and investigates the experience of loneliness within the built environment during times of crisis.
He received his Bachelor of Industrial Design (2004) and Master of Industrial Design with specialization in Design Management & Innovation (2009), both from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
- President's Honorable Mention for Excellence in Teaching, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (2018)
- Award for Academic Excellence, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (2009)
- Bredenburg Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Design, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (2003)
Research focus
Testing and articulating the role of experiential and somatic knowledge in democratizing immersive, data visualization-based environments of decision-making for urban strategy.
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Weiner is a maker and researcher of performance and political theory, specialising in the application of methodologies from theatre and performance in social research. In his first postdoctoral position at the Queen Mary University of London, Weiner worked with Dr James Eastwood to develop a gallery space as an engaging site for sharing and accumulation of community-based knowledge in research on histories of race and racialisation. He received his PhD from the Royal Holloway University of London, where his project explored the epistemologies of drag performance both as a phenomenological metaphor and as a research methodology of landscape and architecture. His MA project at Goldsmiths College studies dramaturgies of participation in performance. Weiner's work as a drag performer, actor, director, writer, and dramaturg features globally in various theatres, festivals, and performance venues.
