Tour Kikar Hamedina and follow the Urbanica Group members who will discuss the importance of public spaces, the square’s position within the urban texture and the Issue of privately owned lands. Tour will also review the historical and political aspects of the square’s construction plans over the years.

The Urbanica website: www.urbanica-il.blogspot.com

Architect Prof. Yael Moria and architect Alon Bin-Nun will guide a tour that will reveal all the changes this compound has recently undergone and the thinking behind those changes: opening the views to the sea, reclaiming promenade ground back to the public and creating a convenient, generous sea access.

Architect: Moshe Tzur. Project under construction.

An opportunity to see one of the largest residential projects currently under construction in the city. The project was designed with an attempt to revitalize the urban texture around it: staying close to the street beat at the front of the project and positioning the building at the center, facing a park. Tour will be guided by architect Moshe Tzur. It will leave from the building’s lobby, pass through the spa and public areas and climb up to the top of the building.

Architects: Arie Sharon (rip), Eldar Sharon (rip) and Arad Sharon; 1958-2009.

Tour with architect Arad Sharon inside the medical center built by his grandfather, architect Arieh Sharon, expanded by his father, Eldar Sharon and still developing today. Tour will chronicle the center’s urban development since 1958 and present future plans such as the Heart Center.

2 tours with architect Shai Buchman from the central planning team at Tel Aviv Jaffa Municipality. The tour will review the different projects planned for the northern part of the new Tel Aviv Downtown - from Azrieli towers to the Ella brother`s lot and plan 2774 that links them together, providing different traffic solutions. Tours run 1 hour.

Tour with architect Addie Rose of the Building Preservation Department at the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, who will explore the unique modern Tel Aviv landscape tradition. Tour will pass through hidden gardens and point to original elements, materials, colors, textures, compositions and scents.

Architect: Abba Elchanani 1981. Renovation architects: Somma Architects, 2009.

Meet architect Alon Bin-Nun from Somma Architects at the Tigbur office building. The building recently underwent massive renovation and building-front changes which rendered it more functional and suitable for its new urban environment.

Designers: Michal Shayish and Limor Tzdaka, 2007.

The penthouse apartment and studio of the potter Zivah, was designed by her in collaboration with the two designers mentioned above, and is located in a 1935 building which had recently undergone meticulous preservation. This is a well lit apartment with open spaces and open views to the roof-decks from nearly every point in the apartment.

Architect: Mordechai Ben-Hurin, 1986.

Tour with architect Mordehai Ben-Hurin in this uniquely designed tower, comprising of a center point from which bridges are extended to apartment units. The tour will leave from the entrance lobby and meander through the building’s spaces, including a peek into some apartment prototypes.

Architect: Zeev Rechter, 1934.

A private rendezvous with 4 reps of the building in its different stages: Amnon Rechter, the planning architect’s grandson; Harlold Rubbin who worked at Arieh Sharon Architects that had occupied part of the building for 50 years; Yael Aloni, Sharon’s daughter from his first marriage, and architect Kerem Halbrecht, who currently rents the office and is one of the founders of “Hachalalit” -Hebrew for “Spaceship”- a creative space, residential quarters and culture center running within its walls.

Design and renovation: Tami Tzeri and the “Tree in The City” team, 2007.

How do you grow lettuce in a pot? How do you paint a wall without exposure to poisonous materials? All this and more would be illustrated this weekend at the “Tree in The City” apartment. The pad is a model for ecological living in the city. It is located on the ground floor of a 1925 urban villa, built in an eclectic, mid-eastern style by architect Shmuel Baldar. During the renovation, interesting elements were added, such as recycled items and objects made of Papier Maché. The adjacent yard is used for growing fruits and vegetables.

On Saturday evening - a homage for Tel Aviv’s first 100 composters and featuring of compost sites in Tel Aviv.