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Art Galleries Integrated into the Urban Fabric: 12 Projects Bringing Art and Culture to Neighborhoods

Paula Pintos — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 07:30:00 +0000

The relationship between art and humanity dates back to the origins of civilization. Museums have become spaces where vast collections of art and artifacts narrate the history of time, humankind, cities, and countless stories about cultures and societies. Over the years, the museum's role has evolved, taking on different forms and scales, including the modern-day art gallery. The importance of art and culture in contemporary cities and neighborhoods is undeniable. However, galleries serve multiple roles in integrating art and culture into daily life. Why are these spaces valuable to communities? How do they support emerging artists? How can galleries revitalize neighborhoods?

Polish-Israeli Architect Zvi Hecker Passes Away at the Age of 92

Maria-Cristina Florian — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:30:00 +0000

Polish-Israeli architect Zvi Hecker, internationally recognized as an influential figure of Modernism in Israel, as well as a painter, illustration artist, and furniture designer, has passed away at the age of 92, as reported by Moderne Regional. Throughout his career, Hecker combined geometry and modularity with asymmetry and spiraling complex compositions inspired by the pattern of sunflower seeds, a recurring inspiration for his work. His complex geometric explorations are exemplified in a variety of projects on various scales and programs, including the Spiral Apartment House in Ramat Gan, Israel (1981–1989), the Heinz-Galinski-Schule in Berlin, Germany (1992–1995), and the crystal-like Synagogue in the Negev Desert, Military Academy, Israel, (1969).

Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University / Studio PEZ + Zarhy Architects

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

The enclosed campus paradigm of Tel Aviv University is challenged for the first time in 34 years (second only to the Tel Aviv university art gallery opened in 1988) as a new building re-connects the city and the campus. The building, designed by PEZ in collaboration with Zarhy Architects, houses both R&D Center for a worldwide leading semiconductor company together with the Tel Aviv University Engineering Faculty, creating a unique meeting point for academia and industry.

Kaza Israel Furniture Showroom / Baranowitz & Goldberg Architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:00:00 +0000

For the new Kaza Israel Furniture Showroom located just outside the city center in Tel Aviv, Israeli architecture studio Baranowitz & Goldberg imagined a world with geometric shapes laced with custom-designed, strong color palettes that would both encapsulate spaces for furniture display whilst standing out as a work of art itself.

The Glass Blocks Duplex / Tal Goldsmith Fish Design Studio

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000

In this project, a duplex in a residential tower in Tel Aviv, during the planning process we searched for the right mixture of materials, colors, and dynamics so as to provide to our clients, who are coming in from the busy street, a serene and peaceful place, a home.

Tel Aviv Apartment / RUST architects

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:00:00 +0000

A young couple, both professional photographers and designers approached RUST Architects to design a functional, comfortable and bright apartment that will serve as a base and neutral foundation for artworks, photos, designs & accessories that they have collected over the years.The apartment, located in a typical old Tel Aviv building in the city center, is approximately 80 sqm. Similar to Bauhaus buildings principles the space has a large span that brings in natural light but maintains comfortable proportions for the space and the hot temperatures of the Tel Aviv summer months.

Sfera 2020: Biourbanism

Rene Submissions — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:32:00 +0000

SFERA 2020: BIOURBANISM is an international conference on building better cities using knowledge about the natural world around us.

SFERA 2020: BIOURBANISM is a conference in Tel Aviv that will bring together international innovators – urbanists, biologists, architects, programmers and designers, – to discuss how we can build better cities using knowledge about the natural world around us.

Not only is Tel Aviv an urban gem, but the inspiration for its unique design comes from nature. A biologist by education, Patrick Geddes was a revolutionary urban planner who incorporated ideas from natural sciences in Tel Aviv’s tree-laden boulevards, countless public gardens, and

Tel Aviv City Guide: 6 Bauhaus Buildings to See in the White City

The White City Center — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +0000

When members of the Bauhaus school fled Germany, many of these talented visionaries made their way to Tel Aviv. At the time, the city was in its fledgling stages and served as the ideal blank canvas for this idealistic concept. Today, the city boasts over 4,000 Bauhaus buildings and has earned distinction as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. Last year, for the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus, the city opened the White City Center in partnership with the German government to actively promote the preservation of this iconic architectural style. The White City Center hosts exhibitions where visitors can learn more about this iconic style. The Bauhaus Center is also worth a visit and hosts weekly guided tours on Fridays for a small fee. For those who are planning a visit here’s our list of the top six must-see Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv.

Undisclosed Office / Turman Romano

Daniel Tapia — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 20:00:00 +0000

An undisclosed cyber security startup asked Turman Romano to design a sprawling 1,000 m2 blank canvas for their new offices. There was one condition before signing the contract, the architecture studio had to promise to keep a mysterious lid on the company's classified identity.

Grey vs. White: 5 Brutalist Buildings in Tel Aviv

Andrew Wasserstein — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000

Tel Aviv’s architectural heritage has achieved global attention through the UNESCO recognition of the city’s British Mandate-era International style and Bauhaus-influenced buildings. Less known is the city’s Brutalist heritage and historic builds designed in the succeeding decades. Brutalism played a significant role in the Israeli design sphere of the post World War II-era. Concrete’s inexpensive availability and fast construction capabilities were adopted into the early Socialist mentality of the state to accommodate its rapidly expanding population and willingness to portray a muscular exterior.

SB House / Pitsou Kedem Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +0000

Technological advances of the industrial revolution, which allowed the use of iron and concrete building blocks of the building brought with them the Gospel of modernism and the principle-front front free of static load balancing, transparent or opaque, Spacey or detached film shows the long separation of external and internal.

A5 House / Raz Melamed architects

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:00:00 +0000

The owners of this 70-square-meters studio apartment wished to create an modern getaway for themselves in the historic Neve Tzedek neighborhood in Tel Aviv. The architect Raz Melamed was chosen for the project. Melamed had previous experience with refurbishing and modernizing historic properties in the neighboring ancient city of Jaffa, but the project in Neve Tzedek presented a whole new set of challenges. However, within a few months of hard labored work alongside creative engineer Buki Snir and contractor Elad Cohen, Melamed succeeded in revealing the property’s hidden promise and giving it new life.

Tel Aviv's Central Promenade Renewal / Mayslits Kassif Architects

Daniel Tapia — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:00:00 +0000

Since its inception in the late 1930s, the central promenade of the young Bauhaus city of Tel Aviv played a key role in establishing the ever-changing connection between the city and its shore. In all of the various phases of its life, the elevated boardwalk acted as a border between the city and its beach.

The Top 10 New Skyscrapers of 2018

Niall Patrick Walsh — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Emporis has announced the results of its annual Emporis Skyscraper Award, recognizing the best new supertall buildings completed in the previous year. This year, the top prize was given to the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Baum Architects. The tapered tower, South Korea’s tallest, also houses the world’s highest glass-bottomed observation deck, for architects who can handle the 1820-foot (555-meter) drop.

KPF's Spiraling Scroll Tower will be the Tallest Building in Tel Aviv

Niall Patrick Walsh — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has unveiled the design of their landmark Azrieli Tower in Tel Aviv. The 340-meter-tall elliptical building, Tel Aviv’s tallest, seeks to establish a dynamic new identity in a cluster of perfectly square, circular and triangular towers.

Villa Salame / Jonathan Canetti Architecture & Design + Architect Noam Dvir

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 02:00:00 +0000

Villa Salame is located in the southern area of Tel Aviv, in the midst of alleys crowded with garages and craft shops. Abandoned for many years, the house was originally built around the 1850’s as a residential estate for an orchard owner and his family, featuring an inner courtyard in a typical local arabic style.

SW House / adi wainberg - arbejazz studio

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Originally built in the 1950’s as low-cost housing for the working class, in accordance with the social ideology of simplicity, the SW House is part of a row building situated in one of Tel Aviv’s neighborhoods. Today, this neighborhood is undergoing extensive urban renewal, which allows residents to plan and receive permission for building additions. Thus, a one-level 65 sqm residential unit is transformed into a three-level 290 sqm unit with an obligatory pitched roof. The house is located in a unique neighborhood with abundant green scenery, vast walking areas, and limited vehicle access.

Cascading Brick Arches Feature in Penda's Residential Tower in Tel Aviv

Niall Patrick Walsh — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Penda has released images of its proposed high-rise residential tower in Tel Aviv, featuring brick arches and cascading terraces influenced by the city’s Bauhaus era and the materiality of its Old Town. The 380-foot-high (116-meter-high) scheme will house a range of one to four bedroom apartments, as well as double-height penthouses.