Dalia Munenzon
urbanism, climate, geographical curiosities, and architecture

Interview in one of Israel's leading newspaper on urban adaptation projects 

Dalia Munenzon is an assistant professor of urban design in sustainable communities and Infrastructure at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. She has a decade of professional experience in architecture and urbanism, focusing on adaptive strategies and resiliency methods. She leverages experience in urban systems design, environmental planning, and architecture to work with local communities across scales toward resilient cities and urban environments. Her work in urban resilience is innovative and instrumental to the national effort to address and adapt to climate impacts.

Munenzon’s work on resilience is focused on climate adaptation and long-term strategic planning while leading the efforts of One Architecture & Urbanism on many high-profile, award-winning projects. In addition to teaching and academic research, Munenzon presented her work at conferences in Toronto, Boston, NYC, Springfield, Athens, and Tel Aviv. Munenzon received a Masters in Architectural Studies from MIT (SMarchs Architecture + Urbanism program) and a Bachelor in Architecture and Town Planning from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, she taught at the College of Architecture at Texas Tech University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and has been a guest juror for architecture programs at MIT, RISD, Harvard GSD, Syracuse, Cooper Union, UC Berkeley, and others.