Urbanism and Culture
Over the years, social urbanism was laid by the two main Programs: Zionist program and the modernist program. The Zionist movement Israel, sought to establish a new society based on Manual labor and agricultural settlement.
The Fourth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics
The Fourth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics – Territory and Identity: Between Ceramics and Architecture The Fourth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics -Territory and Identity: Between Ceramics and Architecture offers a platform for a critical look at Israel’s identity by way of its cultural strata and the processes of its formation within conditions of a continuing conflict around the issue of the …
Dwelling in Green
The solo exhibition ‘Dwelling in Green – Towards Sustainable Regionalism’ that was held at ZeZeZe gallery, dealt with the role of local architecture in an era sustainability.
F-city
Space, Language, Representation, Dynamic Rapid metamorphoses are happening in the world of today. The hierarchical, status-based, organized, familiar world is giving way to a dynamic world, rich in interpretations and multi channels that are scattered over the globe. The new bonds that are being created are colourful and range from temporary and random to focused and precise. Essential and powerful …
Dwelling of the Future
Dwelling of the Future | Future of Dwelling The future of architecture is based on three objectives: learning from the wisdom of the past, learning from the wisdom of nature, and learning from the vision of the future.
Sustainable Architecture – Towards Holistic Approach
Environmental issues, which in recent years are a major part of the architectural discourse, strengthening the role of design as an integral part of processes of social, cultural, political and technological development. The book contains a selection of articles and is part of the ongoing expansion of the environmental discussion out of a desire to emphasize and highlight the importance …
Potential of the Hidden Urban Layers
Population growth and massive emigration to the city put many challenges of urban planning at the global and local level. Integration of urban densification and mixed uses has become embedded in the sustainable dialogue as an acceptable policy for dealing with high natural growth and demand for housing in the city. This policy, whose aims are preventing urban sprawl and …
LifeObject: Merging Architecture & Biology
Life Object: Merging Architecture & Biology LifeObject: A focused study analyzing the relationship between biology and architecture The Israeli Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, May 26 -27, 2016 At the upcoming 15th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Israeli Pavilion will unveil LifeObject: Merging Architecture and Biology, a large scale …
Urban Angiogenesis I BIO Smart City 3.0
BIO Smart City 3.0 is a dynamic installation presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. The work applies the biological process of angiogenesis – through which new blood vessels form from pre-existing ones – in order to explore new methods of preventing urban over-densification.
Fields of Tomorrow
Fileds of Tommorow Toward a New Modernity Edited by David Knafo Fast urbanization in last decades, has created hundreds of megalopolises and nourished the economic and cultural globalization. In the beginning of 21st century, we live in a global village where, countries and societies have joined the global movement, adopting western lifestyle and consumerism culture, exposing earth to its physical …
10th conference of the IACIE
The increasing number of towers is changing the character of the traditional city and presents an opportunity to re-examine the value of the urban community. David will lecture on the impact of these changes in his lecture “High rise building- a challenge for a sustainable vertical community” at the 10th conference of the Israeli Association of Construction & Infrastructure Engineering …
David Knafo – chairman of Architects Association
David was elected chairman of the Israel Association of United Architects. David’s main goal will be strengthening Israeli architecture, with an emphasis on preserving environmental and social values. In light of the national challenges, an active participation of architects and city planners in shaping the built environment is necessary.
Bat Galim Urban Renewal
We are happy to announce that the Haifa Planning Committee decided to submit our urban renewal projects in the Bat Galim neighborhood. The mixed-use complex offers a commercial arcade, public facilities and 1,100 housing units of various scale.
Fields of Inspiration – Architecture Between Art and Science
Join Tagit at the annual conference of The Israel Association of Municipal Engineers in Eilat as she lectures about the 28.3.17 The annual conference of the Association of Urban Engineers 2017 deals with “urban embroidery – a national infrastructure”. Tagit will lecture on the interdisciplinary connection between nature, science and Big Data as a basis for thinking from a different …
RTF Sustainability Awards 2016
We are pleased to announce that Rakafot Elementary School won the Third place in the ‘2016 Rethinking the Future awards’ under the Institutional (Built) category.
Urban Angiogenesis website
Take a look at the ‘Urban Angiogenesis’ website for more details about our installation for the 2016 Venice Biennale Israeli pavilion. The installation investigates the use of medical diagnostic techniques and nanomedicine to detect urban overcrowding by creating a parallel between vascular growth in cancer with the densification of the city of Tel Aviv. The work is a collaboration between …
