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Ayala Zachs`s Residence
13 Ben Gurion Blvd., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 8:00-14:00
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Architect: Dov Carmi, the beginning of the 1950s
The house is the outcome of an extraordinary dialog that took place between the architect and the woman who commissioned it, which ultimately resulted in a building that has a cultured, tranquil and reserved presence - unusual for the Tel Aviv landscape. A chance to also discover the impressive on-site art collection. The building now serves as a branch of the Open University`s Continuing Studies School.
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Ben Gurion`s House
17 Ben Gurion Blvd., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 8:00-14:00; Saturday, May 8th, 10:00-14:00
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Architect: the engineer David Tuvia, 1930-1931
An open house at the private residence of David and Paula Ben Gurion, which offers a glimpse of the couple`s modest lifestyle and impressive library.
A guided tour, every hour on the hour, for the first 50 people in line.
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On Both Sides of Adam Hacohen Street
Meeting place: Diada - Bet Hanna, the corner of 75 Ben Gurion Blvd. and Adam Hacohen St.
Friday, May 7th, 10:30,
12:00
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A tour led by the architect Dov Alon. He`ll relate the story of two buildings he restored, which are situated opposite one another in one of the city`s key locations and currently cater to groups of children and teens. The two buildings were restored according to very stringent standards: Bet Hanna, planned in the International Style, is the first building whose preservation process entailed removing a number of stories, thereby restoring its original design by the architect Yaakov Pinkerfeld. And on the other side of the street, there is a residential and office building that was designed in the 1930s by B. Shlamber and L.R. Rauch.
The three tours require reservations and each is limited to 20 participants. |
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A Penthouse on Spinoza
17 Spinoza St.
Saturday, May 8th, 17:00-19:30
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Addition architect: Moshe Warshavky; Interior architect: Anat Herman, 2006
A rare opportunity to visit a Tel Aviv penthouse that considerable work has been put into, including large, shaded verandas replete with greenery, furniture that reflects an unequivocal personal style, and a swimming pool on the upper roof. This meticulously designed apartment was planned in conjunction with the landlord, and offers an enticing alternative to the Israeli dream of a private home with a garden.
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Traffic Control Center
68 Ben Gurion Blvd., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 10:00,
10:45,
11:30
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The traffic control center, located in a hidden corner on the roof of the Tel-Aviv-Yafo Municipality`s Engineering Administration, is where all of the city`s traffic is regulated. During this unusual visit, the Center`s traffic engineers will explain how modest hardware solutions are utilized to overcome transportation-related difficulties arising from infrastructure problems, various malfunctions or the nature of the Israeli driver, but also with the help of sophisticated software (which they themselves developed), team spirit, care, and generous quantities of intelligence, creativity and insight.
Reservations are required for all four tours; each is limited to 15 participants. |
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Remez Arlozorov Community Center
95 Arlozorov St.
Friday, 7.5, 14:00; 15:30.
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Architects: Mayslits Kassif Architects, 2009
Tours with the architects who planned the the Mina & Everard Goodman Educational Campus further to an open architecture competition in 1997. It stands out against the Israeli architectural landscape in its attempt to create an orderly, yet aesthetic, environment for children studying in the municipal school system. The project, which includes WIZO daycare centers, a group of kindergartens and the offices of the local social services agency, is comprised of diverse spaces that change, among others, due to the topographical nature of the lot it`s built on. The kindergartens are two-story structures that create urban play areas.
Each tour lasts about 45 minutes.
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Open Office: Tamar Pozis Architects
Weizmann Center Tower, 14 Weizmann St., 12th floor.
Friday, May 7th, 10:00-14:00;
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00-14:00
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An opportunity to visit an architects` firm located at the top of the Weizmann Tower, whose windows offer a panoramic view of Tel Aviv. The office has been meticulously designed so it can double as a business card representing the architects` style and values. Various projects planned by the firm will be presented during the open office visit.
Open office. Reservations not required. |
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Be`eri Nahardaya Project
10 Be`eri St., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 10:00
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Architect: Moshe Tzur, 2009
An opportunity to become acquainted with one of the largest residential projects of recent years, which attempts to address the challenge of building residential hi-rises within a crowded and low-rise urban setting. The latter is achieved by adhering to the pace of the Tel Aviv street when it comes to the façade and assimilating the hi-rise within the center of the project, opposite a park. The tour, led by the architect Moshe Tzur, will leave from the hi-rise`s lobby, pass through the spa and the public areas, and continue up to the top of the building.
Reservations are required; the tour is limited to 50 participants. |
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The Gilat Family`s Apartment
24 Soutine St., Apt. 3, Tel Aviv
Saturday, 8.5, 10:00-13:00.
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Architect: Unknown, 1956
An opportunity to visit a 1950s Tel Aviv bourgeoisie apartment, most of which was restored further to its original design, featuring large open areas that create a European sense of space. The preservation also included the built-in furniture characteristic of the period, such as the layers of wood on the radiators (which turned into air conditioners), the wooden window frames, the bookcases and the breakfronts. At the time considered luxurious, the furniture was commissioned by the apartment`s original owner, the jurist Dr. Wolf Cegla, after whom the Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Law was named. The furniture was renovated and restored by the current owners, who sought to offer an authentic Tel Aviv alternative to post-modern hi-rises.
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A Bike Tour of Tel Aviv Squares
Meeting place: Masarik Square, next to the duck, Tel Aviv
Saturday, May 8th, 11:30
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A bike tour with city councilwoman Rochi Wellner and the architect Yiftach Arad. The tour will pass through various types of squares and address the urban qualities actually created in the city due to planning constraints. The tour will also highlight the continuum of the city`s bike paths.
Reservations are required; the tour is limited to 25 participants.
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A First Floor Penthouse
6 Malchei Yisrael St., Apt. 5 (opposite Rabin Square)
Saturday, May 8th, 12:00-15:30
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Architect: Guy Zucker, 2008
A Tel Aviv apartment whose northern and transparent façade faces Rabin Square, filling it with an intensive urban landscape. This latter been underscored in the apartment`s extensive interior renovation through an inner patio that is a continuation of the veranda facing the street. The inner patio also divides the apartment into two distinct living areas (public – private). Its transparency creates misleading eye contact between them, in addition to a revised interpretation of the traditional interior layout of a typical Israeli apartment.
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Litvak Gallery
Museum Tower: 4 Berkowitz St., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 16:00-17:00
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Interior architecture: Gottesman and Schmaltzman, 2009
A meeting with the gallery`s architects that includes a lecture on upscale design in public buildings, exhibition spaces, and residences, followed by a guided tour of the museum which specializes in glass art displays.
Reservations are required; limited to 35 participants. |
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The Tel Aviv Museum Expansion Project
27 Shaul Hamelech Blvd., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 11:00
and 12:00
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Architect: Preston Scott Cohen (U.S.); Israeli architect: Amit Nemlich; a project still underway
A tour at the construction site of one of the most intriguing projects currently underway in Israel, built out of a dynamic network of spaces that define an inner space and an outer shell of continuous and complex surfaces.
The award-winning building is being designed by Preston Scott Cohen, director of the Architecture degree program at Harvard University`s Graduate School of Design.
Led by Amit Nemlich, who runs the project in Israel, the tour will highlight the technological challenges of constructing this intricate building.
Visiting the construction site is contingent on signing a waiver of liability. Furthermore, all those entering the site must wear closed shoes.
Reservations are required for both tours; each is limited to 15 participants. |
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An Apartment About to be Occupied
9 Tel Hai St., on the roof, Tel Aviv (no use of the elevator)
Friday, May 7th, 16:30-18:30
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Architects: Dan and Sharon Koniak, 2010
A chance to get a glimpse of a downtown Tel Aviv penthouse right before its occupants move in. The apartment, designed according the Municipal Plan for Rooftop Construction in Central Tel Aviv, was built on the roof of a 70-year old building and its construction entailed reinforcement of the entire structure pursuant to National Outline Plan 38. The visit includes a tour with the architect and an explanation about the planning considerations, constraints and choices that were made.
Tours for 25 participants will go up to the apartment every 30 minutes, based on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Office of the Gurman Communications Firm
4 Haneviim St., in the yard, Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 16:00-18:00
and Saturday, May 8th, 10:00-13:00
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Interior design: Ronen Levin, 2005
An abandoned and dilapidated branch of the National Insurance Institute that was converted into the offices of a public relations firm. It has a cozy and pleasant atmosphere with small outdoor area conducive to taking a rest. The meticulous renovations reflect the firm`s style of work.
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Dizengoff Tower
50 Dizengoff St.
Friday, May 7th. 10:00
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Architect: Mordechai Ben Horin, 1986
A tour of Dizengoff Tower with the architect Mordechai Ben Horin. The Tower`s special design features a central `thoroughfare` from which bridges lead to the different apartments. The tour will leave from the entrance lobby, pass through the building`s public spaces and include a glimpse of several types of apartments.
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Underground Passageways at Dizengoff Center
Meeting place: Dizengoff Center, Gate 3, 50 Dizengoff St. (outside)
Saturday, May 8th, 11:00 and 16:00
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Architects: Yitzhak Yashar and Aliza Toledo, 1977
Itai Balali, director of operations and security at Dizengoff Center, will lead two tours of the building that include access to operations-related passageways, spaces, and networks usually closed to the public, such as the pumping station located beneath the building, et al.
Reservations are required for both tours; each is limited to 100 participants. |
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Urban Sustainability in Tel Aviv
Meeting place: Dizengoff Square (next to the Agam Fountain)
Saturday, May 8th, 11:00-12:00
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Led by MK Nitzan Horowitz, the tour will highlight the problems and challenges of urban sustainability in Tel Aviv as articulated in the city center. The tour leaves from Dizengoff Square, the city`s former hub of activity, and will stop at the hi-rise construction site located on the corner of Frishman St. as well as the workers` residences, pass between the yards of the seaside condominiums, and culminate at the `concrete bloc` in London Garden.
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Auerbach, Gidoni and Cohen
Meeting place: Dizengoff Square, next to the fountain
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00
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An architectural and historical tour that will present the works of three Tel Aviv women architects who worked in Israel in the 1930s. Led by the architect Sigal Davidi who is researching the topic, the tour will stop at three residential buildings that were planned by these women and examine their work against the reality existing in Israel at the time.
The tour lasts about 90 minutes.
Open tour. Reservations not required. |
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Dizengoff Square: Evolution Rather Than Revolution
Meeting place: Cinema Theater Piazza, Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv
Saturday, May 8th, 9:00
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A meeting with Alon Bin Nun and Yiftach Arad from the Soma architecture firm. They will present their proposal for renovating the Square and explain their approach to this complex project, which calls for restoration and upgrade of the existing infrastructures. The architects will review the transportation-related changes the city has undergone since construction of the Zina Dizengoff Square, changes which in their view mean that the vision of lowering the Square is no longer feasible. They`ll also explain the ecological philosophy underlying "Evolution Rather Than Revolution" and the concrete changes their plan proposes in order to expand the Square`s green spaces and turn it into a public park.
Open tour. Reservations not required.
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Cinema Hotel
1 Zamenhof St., Dizengoff Square
Friday, May 7th, 11:00 and 13:00; Saturday, May 8th, 11:00 and 13:00
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Architect: Yehuda Magidovitch, 1939; Renovation architect: Aryeh Debilansky, 2001; Developer and promoter: Danny Goldschmid
A tour of the first Bauhaus building in the city that underwent preservation, turning a legendary movie theater into Tel Aviv`s first boutique hotel. The space where the actual movies were once shown now houses no less than 80 guest rooms, a dining room, and more. The cinema`s lobby and main staircase, which have been restored according to their original design, are currently used by the hotel and also showcase a large collection of cameras, movie cameras and projectors.
The tour will include a view from the hotel`s veranda which opens out into Dizengoff Square`s municipal open space.
Reservations are required for all 4 tours; each is limited to 40 participants. |
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Art+ Hotel
35 Ben Yehuda St., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00;
Saturday, May 8th, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00
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Interior designer: Oren Borenstein; Exterior architect: Moshe Vered; Original year of construction: 1960; Renovation: 2009
A guided tour of this hotel which is entirely dedicated to Israeli art, where each floor was designed by a different artist – including Maya Aton, Tali Ben-Bassat, Eilat Carmi, Olaf Konman, and Doron Ravina – as a site-specific work. An opportunity to hear how the unique concept was formulated, witness how each artist approached the task, and enjoy the hotel`s collection of contemporary art, some of which has been exhibited at museums in Israel and around the world.
6 tours, each limited to 15 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations not required. |
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Art and Architecture at Tel Aviv`s Old Cemetery
Meeting place: 19 Trumpeldor St. (at the entrance to the cemetery), Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 9:00
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Rotem Zeevi, the preservation architect of the Trumpeldor Cemetery restoration and renovation project, will lead a tour around the city`s first cemetery, which also serves as a museum of Tel Aviv history. The tour will trace the history of construction in the city as reflected in the design of the gravestones made in different period styles (Eclectic, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, et al.), talk about the fonts and the building materials, and reveal a collection of artifacts uncovered at the site during the renovations, such as statues, reliefs and medallions. The tour is organized by Hevrah Kaddishah (the burial society) and the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites.
Reservations are required for both tours; each is limited to 40 participants. |
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The "CityTree" Ecological Apartment
23 Bialik St., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 10:00-15:00;
Saturday, May 8th, 11:00-17:00
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Design and renovation: Tami Zeri and the CityTree team, 2007
An opportunity to become familiar with different aspects of the "considerate household" concept as articulated in the CityTree ecological apartment: urban compost, a raw kitchen instead of a conventional kitchen, ecologically friendly renovations, use of greywater, and growing food next to the entrance. The traditional composters ceremony will be held on Saturday evening.
Open house. Reservations not required.
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Reuven`s House
14 Bialik St.
Saturday, May 8th, 12:30
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Architect: Bijonski, 1931
A tour of the home of the artist Reuven Rubin, one of the pioneers of local Israeli art. The visit includes the artist`s original studio and a guided tour of the Museum`s collection of Reuven`s paintings.
Reservations are required; the tour is limited to 40 participants. |
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The Felicja Blumenthal Music Center and Library
26 Bialik Square, Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 10:30-14:30.
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Architect: Nili Portugali, 1996
Two 40-minute tours led by the architect, who will explain the philosophy behind the building`s design – which is the only new building that was constructed in the Bialik Complex – as well as the holistic architectural approach underlying it.
Guided tours led by the building`s architect will take place at 11:00 and 12:00.
Open house and open tours. Reservations not required.
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City House
27 Bialik St., Bialik Square.
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00;
11:00;
12:00;
13:00.
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Architects: Moshe Tzerner, 1925; Renovation and preservation architects: Efrat-Kowalsky Architects; Interior architecture: Efrat-Kowalsky Architects and Dan Hasson, 2009; Blueprint: Ayelet Bitan Shlonsky; Restoration of Meir Dizengoff`s office: Dr. Doron Luria
Tours of Tel Aviv`s old City Hall which was reopened in honor of the city`s centennial last year, following extensive restoration and remodeling. True to the meaning of Tel Aviv`s name (based on the Hebrew version of Theodore Herzl`s book "Altneuland") and as a result of the renovations – City House now combines old and new, including Meir Dizengoff`s restored `time capsule` office and a number of exhibits dealing with topics related to the city.
At 10:00 there will be tour led by Ayelet Bitan Shlonsky, the chief curator and director of the Bialik Complex.
Tours at 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 will be led by the building`s architects.
All the tours will pass include Dizengoff`s office, where Shai Farkash and Helena Kantor, who documented and preserved the wall paintings that hang in the room, will explain what they represent.
Reservations are required for all 4 tours; each is limited to 60 participants. |
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Workshop: Manufacturing Decorative Cement Tiles
27 Bialik St., Bialik Square.
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00-14:00
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Have you ever wondered how decorative floor tiles are made, or where the legendary `menshelach` (in Yiddish, little people) shutter fasteners disappeared to? Noga Decorative Cement Tiles, the company which manufactured the tiles in the City house building, specializes in the production and restoration of artifacts used in buildings designated for preservation and in new construction. Representatives from the company will be on hand throughout Saturday to demonstrate how decorative tiles are manufactured by means of pattern molds and pigment mixtures. They`ll also talk about the restoration process of other building products, such as the `little people` shutter fasteners and door handles.
Open demonstrations. Reservations not required.
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Bialik House
22 Bialik St.
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00;
11:00;
12:00:
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Architect: Yosef Minor, 1924; Preservation architect: Nitza Szmuk Architects, 2009
Four guided tours of the home of Israel`s national poet, which underwent painstaking renovation. The tours will underscore the unique role played by Bialik House in Hebrew culture and the city`s architectural tradition, and also explain how the complex was restored and preserved. An opportunity to discover components of 1920s eclectic construction found in the building`s interior spaces.
Two tours led by Nitza Szmuk, the building`s preservation architect, at 10:00 and 11:00.
Two tours led by Ayelet Bitan Shlonsky, the director and chief curator of Bialik House, at 12:00 and 13:00.
Each tour lasts about an hour.
Reservations are required for all 4 tours; each is limited to 15 participants. |
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In the Path of the Painted Tiles: Bezalel Ceramics
A tour donated by the Discover Tel Aviv Center, Shalom Tower
Friday, May 7th, 11:30
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Led by Tehila Koenigstein, the tour will highlight works of art created by Bezalel Academy teachers in the 1920s, inlaid in the facades of houses in the district known as "Little Tel Aviv." Meir Dizengoff, Tel Aviv`s first mayor, initiated the idea of this unique collection which sought to attribute a uniform Jewish and Land of Israel character to the first Hebrew city.
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