The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/architecture/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:34:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png architecture | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/architecture/ 32 32 The cursed Clal Center: Inside downtown Jerusalem’s spooky concrete jungle https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-cursed-clal-center-inside-downtown-jerusalems-spooky-concrete-jungle/ Fri, 22 May 2026 04:29:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3821170 Once envisioned as the city's commercial hub, the historic site is now seen as a confusing maze of empty storefronts, urban legends and decades of decline. But it's got great stories

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]]> Tel Aviv’s ‘Open Houses’ offers fresh peek at private and public spaces https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-avivs-open-houses-offers-fresh-peek-at-private-and-public-spaces/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:21:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3810962 City's annual Batim Mibifnim, Hebrew for 'homes from the inside,' event opens for registration on May 1

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]]> Exhibit brings visitors back to Tel Aviv’s Shalom Meir Tower https://www.timesofisrael.com/exhibit-brings-visitors-back-to-tel-avivs-shalom-meir-tower/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 21:42:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3720449 Pop-up event fills empty office high-rise's raw, industrial space

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]]> Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry’s ‘refreshingly original’ buildings, in photos https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-architect-frank-gehrys-refreshingly-original-buildings-in-photos/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:53:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3705829 Curves and angles mix in concert halls, museums and other buildings from around the world that were built by the acclaimed architect, who died on Friday at age 96

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]]> Frank Gehry, the most acclaimed architect of his era, dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/frank-gehry-the-most-acclaimed-architect-of-his-era-dies-at-96/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 01:28:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3705774 Gehry, known for his imaginative building designs, was born Ephraim Owen Goldberg before changing his name at suggestion of first wife, who said antisemitism might be holding back his career

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]]> Israeli designer of 9/11 memorial says too soon to construct national Oct. 7 monument https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-designer-of-9-11-memorial-says-too-soon-to-construct-national-oct-7-monument/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 05:02:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3651611 Michael Arad beat out 5,200 submissions for a highly charged NYC tribute that took 8 years to complete. He has advice for future commemoration of Israel's victims of the Hamas onslaught

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]]> David Kroyanker, chronicler of Jerusalem’s architectural history, dies at 86 https://www.timesofisrael.com/david-kroyanker-chronicler-of-jerusalems-architectural-history-dies-at-86/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:09:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3648161 The Jerusalem-born architect began as a city planner, went on to author dozens of works detailing the capital’s urban landscape before relocating to Tel Aviv in his later years

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]]> Gaza border architectural firm’s designs aim to protect body and elevate spirit https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-border-architectural-firms-designs-aim-to-protect-body-and-elevate-spirit/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 05:17:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3595299 Launched a year after Hamas seized power in the Strip, Zarta Studio has a reputation for building beautiful structures that are actually fortresses

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]]> Microbes pave the way for a living, green alternative to cement in buildings https://www.timesofisrael.com/microbes-pave-the-way-for-a-living-green-alternative-to-cement-in-buildings/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:41:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3593383 Technion project, which sees microorganisms bind sand while absorbing carbon dioxide, is one of 16 on show at Triennale Milano

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]]> Film offers elegant, intimate look at architect who designed Israel’s Supreme Court https://www.timesofisrael.com/film-offers-elegant-intimate-look-at-architect-who-designed-israels-supreme-court/ Sat, 24 May 2025 10:01:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3552723 Filmmaker Yael Melamede examines the work and life of her mother, Ada Karmi-Melamede, in 'Ada: My Mother the Architect'; decries 'loud, silent boycott of Israeli films right now'

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]]> Israeli generative AI startup raises $16 million to automate architectural planning https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-generative-ai-startup-raises-16-million-to-automate-architectural-planning/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:39:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3460290 Tel Aviv-based qbiq says its AI-based software platform can be used by non-architects and architects alike to plan, visualize, and optimize any interior space within a few clicks

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]]> Starring Adrien Brody, ‘The Brutalist’ is based on postwar Jewish architects in the US https://www.timesofisrael.com/starring-adrien-brody-the-brutalist-is-based-on-postwar-jewish-architects-in-the-us/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:01:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3441334 László Tóth, a fictional Hungarian Jewish architect who moves to America, is a composite of real-life characters whose struggles are propelling the new film to critical acclaim

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]]> Rescheduled Open House Jerusalem to launch with several tours related to Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/rescheduled-open-house-jerusalem-to-launch-with-several-tours-related-to-oct-7/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:30:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3253990 Batim Mibifnim was postponed from late October after the Hamas attack; now it will take place over two weekends in April

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]]> New Mexico home architect panned over floor plan named ‘in honor of’ Anne Frank https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-mexico-home-architect-panned-over-floor-plan-named-in-honor-of-anne-frank/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:40:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3202688 Abrazo Homes changes listing for 'The Anne' design, which it had marketed as offering views Holocaust victim would have enjoyed

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]]> Truth and lies get creative treatment at Jerusalem Design Week https://www.timesofisrael.com/truth-and-lies-get-creative-treatment-at-jerusalem-design-week/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:22:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3033238 Former leper hospital Hansen House shows off recent renovation and works of 170 designers and architects at 12th annual event

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