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Eyal Weizman

Eyal Weizman is a British Israeli architect who founded and directs the research agency Forensic Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London.

born 1970Founding Forensic ArchitectureThe book Hollow LandCo-founding the DAAR collective

Born: 26 July 1970, Haifa
Occupation: architect, university teacher, opinion journalist
Education: Architectural Association School of Architecture, Birkbeck, University of London, Hebrew Reali School

Eyal Weizman was born in 1970 in Haifa

Weizman was born in Haifa on July 26, 1970, the eldest of 3 children of Meir Weizman and Rachel Leah Schneider. His sister is the actress and director Einat Weizman. He attended the Hebrew Reali School.

He served in the Israeli Air Force. He then studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London and completed a PhD at the University of London.

In 2007 he co-founded the architecture collective DAAR in Beit Sahour and published the book Hollow Land, on Israel's planning in the West Bank. In 2010 he founded Forensic Architecture, which uses architectural research to produce evidence on human rights violations. He is a professor at Goldsmiths and has taught in Vienna, London, Frankfurt, Princeton and Zurich.

Weizman has criticized Israel's conduct toward Palestinians and the war in Gaza, and his work has drawn controversy. He was appointed MBE in 2020 and elected Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. In 2026 he published the book Ungrounding.