אדריכלות ישראלית - גיליון 122

awards & competitions Registration for the Project of the Year Competition will soon open. Joint initiative of Architecture Israel and the European Union, the award is considered the most prestigious in the world of architecture and design - definitely something to look forward to! www.air.co.il The Assuta Tower in the historical hospital compound in Tel Aviv has won first place in this year’s Council onTall Buildings and Urban Habitat Award (CTBUH). Designed by Moshe Tzur Architects, the Tower houses some of the better known celebs in Israel - Ehud Barak, Galia Maor, Koby Richter, Michael Davis, as well as the architects themselves - Orna and Moshe Tzur - certainly a statement about the building, which has evoked protest among some of the other celebs, claiming a lack of planning transparency due to raising ceilings on the upper floors by 3 cm (!). Go tell them this was done because of the celebs’ height. The Association of Architects has announced two new competitions: the first is the design of Sheba Station Bridge in Ramat Gan: proposal deadline - Sunday 15/9/20, 16:00. The second - the development of Kozlovsky Hill in Givatyim. Proposal deadline - Wednesday, 14/10/2020 at 16:00. (They never forget to emphasize 16:00, so they won't be disturbed in the evening). Designed by Asaf Lerman Architects, Tau Herzeliya Culture Center has been nominated as one of 5 finalists in the 2020 Architizer Award. The project was chosen by 400 selectors, out of 20,000 projects submitted from around the world. Inaugurated at the beginning of the year, the project won first place in the 2020 Project of the Year Competition, hence decorating the cover of the previous AI issue. https://www.aiq.co.il/ pages/121AIQCNOJDUYUEFHE/ YAC has announced the competition for the design of the Hyperloop Center in the Nevada Desert near Las Vegas. The task - a futuristic train that will connect cities and nations at the speed of an airplane. Registration deadline: 20/1/20; submission deadline: 28/10/20. https://www.youngarchitectscompetitions . com/ Owned by Gad Halperin, Studio Gad has partnered with Ganit Porat, a senior designer and manager of the Studio in recent years. The firm specializes in the design of hosting spaces – prominent among which are the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Herzeliya, and the Fattal Terminal for private flights (see also article on Raphael Hospital in this issue). exhibitions "First Person, Second Nature" – the 2020 Biennale at the Eretz Israel Museum, presents works by 300 ceramic, glass, paper, textile, photography, sand and digital media artists. Expressing the physical, conceptual materials related to a local and global cultural space, the Biennale will also include events and meetings with artists and designers. www.eimuza.org.il Vienna Design Week will take place between September 25 – October 4/ 2020. If we don’t maintain distance, observe hygiene and wear masks, the skies won’t open, and we won’t be able to enjoy one of the most aesthetic cities in the world. shorturl.at/qDLY5 Exhibition by artist Alex Liebek "There’s a Situation" opened at the Base Gallery. Israel Prize awardee for photography in 2005, Liebek has significantly contributed to the materialization of Israeli social iconography. By the way, it was he who caused the Shin Bet quite a few problems when he photographed the terror attack on line 300. Base Gallery.14 Hamada Rd., Herzeliya. Closing: 31/8/2020. Architect Ami Shinar’s exhibition aims not only to describe the beauty of his beloved city of Tel Aviv, but also, and foremost, to turn on warning lights. The name of the exhibition derived from one of his paintings, describing a large demonstration that took place at Rabin Square during early Corona days. Impressed by the sight of thousands standing at regular intervals against the background of urban walls, he named it "Shared House". (the exhibition has already closed, but its main paintings are presented in this issue. Paintings by artist Eli Shvadron are featured on the wall of Emuna College in Beit Lehem St. Jerusalem. Inspired by the book "Everything about Sewing", 1941, his paintings demonstrate an extraordinary capacity for humane expression. The Ein Harod Museum of Art has opened five exhibitions planned prior to Corona. Although each of them stands alone, one can observe an underlying root, expressed in a close relationship between physical and mental landscapes. Closing: 22/9/20. “Leonardo da Vinci 500 – the First Strategist" – an exhibition at the First Jerusalem Station on the 500th anniversary of the greatest inventor’s death (how time flies). The exhibition features paintings, sketches and huge machines built according to da Vinci’s drawings, alongside new technology, all of which promises a fascinating visit. Closing: 10/10/20. The exhibition "Absolute Value" by new- pop artist, Jeff Coons is presented at The Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Coons is arguably the most important, influential, popular and controversial artist in the world. He is a unique, extraordinary cultural phenomenon who exceeds the boundaries of the world of art undermining the distinction between "good taste" and kitsch. "I am Haifa", an exhibition at the Haifa City Museum organized in conjunction with the Zionist Histadrut Archives, in honor of its centennial. Closing: February, 2021. Three exhibitions are featured at Beit Binyamini: "Upsidedown Situation” by Raheli Menashe Dor; "Outside the Lines" and "Together and Apart" by Etty Goren and Raya Stern. Closing: 29/8/20 The new Ramat Hasharon City Gallery of Modern Art has been inaugurated with the group exhibition "Groundwater". The gallery is open to the public free of charge. Closing: 10/10/20. The Rehovot Municipal Society has opened an exhibition in honor of the city’s 130th anniversary, (originally) titled "Man is the landscape of his birthplace and the city flows through his veins". Featured at Beit Yad Labanim Gallery the exhibition includes works by 16 artists who came together to document the city’s gems through painting and photography. students Ecological Studio, 2020 at the Ariel School of Architecture presented the work of participants on Zoom. Moderator: Architect Matityahu Avshalomov. verging on architecture Born in Tel Aviv and a graduate of The Hague Academy of Arts, Ilan Aharon was supposed to share an exhibition with Menashe Kadishman and other Israeli and Greek artists, in celebration of 25 years of diplomatic relations between Greece and Israel. However, Menashe died and then Corona appeared, so here is a taste of the paintings. That's it for now, see you in the next wave. Please write. Rachel ruchi@netvision.net.il אהרון בן רחל ruchi@netvision.net.il