סקרנות - מדור ביקורתי לסיקור ארועים Curiosity - Events Awards & Competitions אדריכלות ישראלית Architecture of Israel #135 November 2023 | | curiosity 46 Midbarium - the recently inaugurated animal park in Be'er Sheva offers the public an educational experience through a "desert like" environment with a "natural" animal habitat. The park required an investment of almost nearly 1 billion NIS that could have covered the cost of protecting all the (40%) non-protected houses in Ashkelon. students Beit Binyamini's 2023-24 "First Studio" scholarship for young artists was awarded to Tamar Tibon and Matan Shamai, graduates of the Ceramic and Glass Design Department, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and Dvir Samuel, graduate of the Department of Industrial Design at the Holon Institute of Technology. That is all for this sad summer Please write to me ruchi@netvision.net.il awards & ompetitions Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Emilio Ambasz, one of the world’s leading Architects of "green design" and the initiator of the Emilio Ambasz Award for Green Architecture (Category) in the Project of the Year Award issue of Architecture In Israel in collaboration with the EU. Ambasz, Argentinian / American / Italian Architect, designed a number of important projects which express the idea of returning lost territories to nature, wrote a number of books and curated the exhibition, "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" at MOMA New York, which enhanced global awareness of Italian design. Located at 34 West Street near the High Line in New York, The Spiral Tower was awarded the title, the world's Best Tall Building by the Council on Tall Buildings in its category. Big's first commercial tower, in collaboration with Adamson Associates Architects won the building its high score with the gem of expansion of its facade with "green" balconies in a spiral running along its screen wall, rising to 66 floors. Events The 2023 October 7th disaster will be remembered as one of the saddest events in the history of the Jewish people; more precisely, exposing the failed leadership that led to the collapse of all systems, except for the human solidarity that saved us. One of the most terrible symbols was the destruction of the Kibbutzim Nir Oz and Be’eri as well as the death of architect Yoram Bar Sinai, who designed the Be’eri Print Building and was killed while fighting the terrorists. Yoram was one of the establishers and managers of A. B. Planning and head of the Southern District for about 40 years, during which he was responsible for planning many homes in the Gaza Envelope settlements, and other important public projects such as Kibbutz Ein Gedi Hotel, the Sapir College, as well as many others (see article on page 48). Chair of the Architects Association, Orna Angel, said that after many years when architects were not appointed to planning and construction committees in accordance with the law, it was decided (following an agreement with the Association) to appoint architects and engineers as representatives in committees as required. The International Conservation Conference accompanying exhibition will be held for the 7th year at the Smolarz Auditorium at Tel Aviv University. The conference is planned to take place on 9/12/23, but who knows. For early registration and exhibition site https://dxylwa.clicks.mlsend.com/te/cl/ The Holon Municipality has inaugurated Children's City in honor of the 38 kidnapped children. 38 colorful (optimistic) play pails were placed on the black painted lawn with black play facilities. On each pail, the name of one of the kidnapped children and his or her age is shown, as well images of the kidnapped children hung on the wall of the Mediatek. The new National Library of Israel building was about to be formally inaugurated in mid October...but... The building, built at a cost of about NIS 845 million was designed by the Swiss architectural firm Herzog and De Meuron. Local Architects: Mann Shinar Architects. A comprehensive article on the structure and history of its planning will be published in the next issue of Israeli Architecture. MVRDV has recently completed the renewal of the Women and Children's Center building in Shenzhen, China. This is an old 100 meter high tower which has become a vibrant and colorful structure that includes a hotel and a wide range of women and children's welfare facilities: library, auditorium, children's theater. In these charged days, part of the large parking lot of the Haifa Rambam Medical Center underground garage lot is about to become an emergency ward in preparation for a possible Hezbollah attack. Approximately 20,000 sqm from the car park for 2,000 vehicles were allocated for about 2,000 hospital beds - the largest in the world when completed. The upper level is designed to be resistant to conventional attacks while the two lower levels are resistant to gas and biological warfare, which requires the creation of separate areas using huge, opaque steel doors. The Clore Center for the Performing Arts in Misgav was inaugurated. A building of 800 sqm placed amongst old existing educational buildings, the spiral plan places the auditorium for 150 viewers at its center. Planning: Yaad Architects Urban & Landscape Planners. Holon Municipality inaugurated a new story garden - the 54th in the city, titled "Yael's House". Sculptures designed by artist Moshe Dabash. Landscape: Michael Duani. אהרון בן רחל ruchi@netvision.net.il מתי האילנאי מומחה ויועץ בתחום העצים, צמחיה ומה שבינהם. סקר עצים, סקרי בטיחות, הנחיות גיזום ייעוץ סקרי מיפוי, הנחיות גיזום וליווי אגרונומי 054-7702579 mattycoh@gmail.com
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