The key architectural aspect of this kibbutz are the houses by Moshe Safdie from the 1980s, located north of the centre. We ate lunch in the Dining Hall – or Eating Room – then saw a brief presentation on kibbutz designs – before touring the northern parts of the community.
It is located on a small hill east of Be’er Sheva. When we visited it there was a group of soldiers ahead of us that climbed the hill and then sat down in the shade. The feel of the place is stark with sun-bleached brutal concrete twisted and warped, clutching to the dusty top of this barren hill.
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Juvia Restaurant, Miami, Florida, USA – design by Alejandro Barrios-Carrero – James Beard Foundation Award, Miami development: USA interior architecture
Ian Shaw was educated at the University of Liverpool, UK, and the University of Oregon, USA, with his internship spent at the highly respected Swiss practice, arb Architects.
The Museum of the History of Tel Aviv-Yafo opened in 2009 in what was the old Tel Aviv Municipality building in Bialik Square. This is an elegant piece of city planning, humble, axial and successful as a place where people like to linger.
The building shows exhibitions about Israeli design, and on our visit was showing bathing suits and related designs. The structure is located on the edge of the traditional city centre, in a cultural quarter which is yet to complete.
Architecture Whispers was launched at the Silencio Club in Paris. The theme for the evening was: Digital submission or Architectural Domination.
DuPont Tyvek FireCurb breakthrough technology contributes to safety, protection and sustainability of Crumlin Children’s Hospital, in Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
The Hansen Compound, a sensitive refurbishment and redevelopment project in an affluent area of Jerusalem. An old leper colony run by German nuns had closed in the year 2000 and there was a proposal to convert the old stone building into a hotel.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is also called the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre or the Church of the Resurrection by Eastern Christians. The building is a church within the Christian Quarter of the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
The museum was founded in 1965 using the concept of a cluster of pavilions set on a hill, like an Arabian village. James oversaw a $100m renewal project using Jamie Carpenter (USA) to design new entry buildings and a ‘Route of Passage’ underground access ramp and local architects Zvi and Meira to rework the existing galleries.
Yad Va’Shem Holocaust Museum. You enter the 180m long building and look right to see the amazing vista, but then head left where the end wall shows a looping video.
With the building process completed, Three Glens, the ultra modern eco farmhouse is finally a reality. Designed by Mark Waghorn Architects.