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The Plant Nursery Neighborhood
Meeting place: the corner of David Avidan St. and Max Brod St. (on the square)
Saturday, May 8th, 11:00
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A walking tour of Tel Aviv`s northernmost neighborhood, built in the 1990s on land that is part of the municipal plant nursery. The tour will be led by the architect Tal Yaar Kost from the Yaakov Yaar firm, which is in charge of planning the neighborhood. The tour will pass through the neighborhood`s courtyards and streets, the main park and boulevard, and outline the architectural approach that espouses dense urban construction.
Open tour. Reservations not required. |
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The Orange House
12 Avishay St., Zahala, Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 10:00
and 11:00;
Saturday, May 8th, 18:00
and 19:00
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Architect: Arieh Ginzburg, 2010
A chance to visit a totally designed house built out of repetitive modules of steel and glass beams. Known as the "Orange House," it was designed by the architect whose family resides in it. During the tour Ginzburg will describe the construction solution he employed in order to achieve a small lot coverage/`footprint` (totaling only 24 percent!), and thereby enjoy a large garden area. He`ll also talk about the green principles according to which the house was built: light and air exposures, a ground floor surrounded by a decorative pool that produces a cool micro-climate, etc.
Reservations are required for all four tours; each is limited to 30 participants. |
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The Harel Residence
238 Bnei Efraim St., 2nd floor, Apt. 5, Neot Afeka, Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 13:00-16:00; Saturday, May 8th, 12:00-15:00
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Architecture: Noma Architecture and Interior Design, Noa Harel and Maya Elazar, 2009
A glimpse of a 115 square meter apartment built in the 1970s, recently purchased by a young couple who were looking for a large and multi-purpose space where they could host, cook and work. As part of the renovation, half of the apartment was turned into an open space consisting of a large kitchen, an island for preparing and eating meals, a work alcove, and a spacious living room. The other rooms in the apartment have incorporated novel storage solutions.
Open house. Reservations not required.
* Use of the elevator is restricted to persons with disabilities. |
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Tel Aviv University Student Dorms
Meeting place: the entrance to the dorms at 68 Einstein St., Ramat Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 13:00
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Architect: Avraham Yasky, Yasky-Gil Architects, 1969-1983 (built in stages). Renovation architect: Ilan Lanker, Kaiser-Kaiser-Lanker Architects, 2010
A tour of Tel Aviv University`s student dorms with the architect Yuval Yasky, whose father, Avraham Yasky, originally planned them. The complex was designed in a Brutalist style with materialism characteristic of the 1970s, such as exposed concrete and granulite. It was constructed as a gated complex containing all the services required by students (stores, study areas, a clubhouse, etc.), all built around an inner courtyard and offering a rich variety of room types.
During the tour Yasky will describe the various transformations that the complex has undergone over the years, occurring alongside changes in the nature of student life, as well as the current renovation-preservation works taking place at the dorms.
Open tour. Reservations not required. |
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Naomi Mor`s Apartment
6 Efter St., Apt. 10, "Lamed" Neighborhood, Tel Aviv
Saturday, May 8th, 11:00-18:00
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Interior architecture: Naomi Mor, 2008
A glimpse of a typical "Lamed" neighborhood apartment, built at the beginning of the 1970s and remodeled about two years ago. By correctly incorporating the apartment`s landscape assets – the sea on one side and a large garden on the other – Mor managed to create a sense of a "village" within the city. The apartment also contains items personally created by the owner and designer, such as the bathroom sinks.
Open house. Reservations not required. |
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The Tel Aviv – Yafo Fire House
231 Ibn Gevirol St. and the corner of 1 Shai Agnon St., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 11:00-17:00.
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Architect: Rafi Lerman; Interior design: Anat Lerman, 1989
Tel Aviv – Yafo`s fire house invites the entire community to come and visit the station building which has a variety of fire trucks on display, among them Tel Aviv`s first fire truck called "HaMeira" which is named after Meir Dizengoff, the city`s first mayor. The open house at the fire station will include guided tours of the building and the vehicle wings, and visitors will be allowed to go up to the observation tower which overlooks the entire city (accompanied by firemen). There will also be fire safety training.
A tour guided by the station`s firemen will start every hour on the hour.
Open house. Reservations not required. |
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From David and Goliath to Abu Khahil and Rabin
Meeting place: the southwest corner of Namir Road and Shai Agnon St.
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00
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Meeting place: the southwest corner of Namir Road and Shai Agnon St. Participants are advised to park where the tour ends on George Wise St. (TA University parking lots)
A walking tour of the Ramat Aviv "museum district" complex with Dr. Tamar Berger and the architects Natalie Tal and Gilia Berger. The tour will explore a relatively new area of the city and relate its rich history, passing by a series of public buildings and complexes that incorporate history, archaeology, landscapes, and urban nature phenomena, illustrating the complexity of our lives here. The tour lasts about 3 hours.
Reservations are required; the tour is limited to 50 participants |
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Green Ramat Aviv
Meeting place: the entrance to the Eretz Israel Museum, 2 Haim Levanon St.
Friday, May 7th, 15:00-17:00
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A walking tour led by Motti Bodek along the footpaths of Ramat Aviv "A" – also known as Green Ramat Aviv – that was planned in the 1950s as an unpretentious housing project in the city. The tour will illustrate the neighborhood`s unique community fabric, enveloped by greenery and enabling residents and visitors to move about freely without having to cross streets. It will also discuss the renewal process the neighborhood has undergone in the past couple of decades, and critically examine the nature of the present `eviction-rebuilding` plans.
Reservations are required; the tour is limited to 60 participants. |
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Savyoney Ramat Aviv
Meeting place: the sales office at the Shai Agnon St. entrance to the complex
Friday, May 7th, 11:00
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Architects: Moore-Yasky-Sivan; Associate Architect: Rachel Feller; A Project Still Underway
The architect Rachel Feller will lead an in-depth architectural tour of the one of the largest residential projects in the city, which extends across a low density area of about 13 acres and copes with a variety of planning challenges: how to develop a gated neighborhood that conveys openness towards the surrounding urban space, how to maximize the potential inherent in the underground parking area in order to connect the buildings and create shared use areas, such as a residents` club, spa and pool, and how to design apartments that afford maximum flexibility in terms of their interior layout. The project, which consists of two tall hi-rises, two lower hi-rises and eight 6-story buildings, offers a variety of living styles adjacent to one another. The fact that the project was constructed over a period of ten years, while adapting the apartments` interior designs to buyers` changing needs, facilitates interesting observation of how residential perceptions in Israel have undergone change over the past decade.
Open tour. Reservations not required. |
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Eretz Israel Museum Campus
2 Haim Levanon St., Ramat Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 11:00
and 12:00
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Architect: Werner Yosef Witkover, 1956
A tour of the Eretz Israel Museum campus with Uzi Agassi, who researched the work of the architect Werner Witkover, the master planner of the Museum and of some of its buildings, such as the Glass Pavilion and the Ceramics Pavilion. In the course of the tour Agassi will talk about Witkover`s work and his influential standing in the generation of architects who built the country. Among others, Witkover devised the master plan for Tel Aviv University and the Tel Aviv coastline, and also designed the Sheraton Hotel, Gordon Pool Club, Dan Accadia Hotel, and various buildings at Tel Aviv University, such as Gilman and Sackler.
Friday, May 7th, 11:00 and 12:00
Reservations are required for both tours; each is limited to 35 participants. |
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An Accessibility Happening at the Tel Aviv Port
The sandbox complex on the northern deck, next to Hanger 20
Friday, May 7th, 12:30-16:00
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Have you ever tried to go up a ramp while in a wheelchair? Find your way in a crowd with your eyes blindfolded? Communicate with no sound? The Israel Accessibility Association and the Tel Aviv Port invite you to an accessibility happening where you`ll be able, if just for a few moments, to try and perceive different disabilities, open your mind and heart to the daily difficulties experienced by nearly 1.5 million Israelis, and understand the vital need for making public places accessible.
The happening is suitable for the entire family and will include "blind" ice cream and wine tasting, climbing a standard ramp in a wheelchair, a basketball game played in wheelchairs, walking blindfolded through a crowd with a guide dog, and more.
The Tel Aviv Port was chosen to host the happening because it serves a model for how to make public spaces accessible, after involving consultants from the Israel Accessibility Association in its planning. There are handicap parking spots located throughout the Port, as well as wide and unobstructed passageways leading to the parking areas, signage, restrooms for people with disabilities, etc.
At the end of the happening the "Israel Accessibility Prize" will be awarded to business establishments actively engaged in enhancing accessibility.
Open activity. Reservations not required. |
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The Tel Aviv Port-public space Accessibility
Meeting place: See end of text.
Friday, May 7th, 16:30 and 17:30
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Led by Yuval Wagner from the Israel Accessibility Association, Tamar Lubelski, an accessibility consultant, and Ganit Mayslits Kassif, the architect of the Port renewal project, the tour will deal with how to make public spaces accessible to persons with disabilities. Stopping at various public spaces located at the Port, the tour will illustrate the accessibility principles which guided the renewal and planning of the 55,000 square meter Port.
Meeting places: First tour: on the deck at the southern entrance to the Port from "Metzitzim" Beach. Second tour: North end of the port, near "Bait Banamal".
2 open tours. Reservations not required
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Unveiling the Tel Aviv Port`s Covered Market
Meeting place: the eastern entrance to the Farmers Market, opposite Hangar 11
Friday, May 7th, 12:00-16:00
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Architect and developer: Roy Hemed; a project still underway
An opportunity to hear from the project`s initiators – Michal Ansky, Shir Halperin and Roy Hemed - about one of the most intriguing and exciting projects currently being planned in the city: the covered market which encompasses an area of roughly 1,000 square meters, scheduled to open in October 2010.
The covered market, whose format is reminiscent of famous markets around the world, such as La Boqueria in Barcelona and Borough Market in London, is an extension of the successful farmers market currently held on Fridays at the Tel Aviv Port.
Ansky, Halperin and Hemed will talk about how the concept was formulated and the sources of their inspiration for the project, which will also include a seaside café, a center for culinary workshops, a culinary theme library, and a cooking utensils store. They will also present architectural simulations of the project.
Open meeting. Reservations not required. |
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The Designer Hila Caspi`s Apartment
2 Modiin St. and the corner of 17 Yeshayahu St., Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 11:00-15:00;
Saturday, May 8th, 10:30-14:30
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Interior design: Hila Caspi, 2008
A residence in the old northern part of the city, which Caspi designed for use by her family. Using Belgian iron profiles to divide the entire apartment`s interior, she managed to create a sense of openness and airiness within a relatively small space. The cloth curtains hung behind the iron window frames offset the openness and produce an effect of privacy and gentleness.
Open house. Reservations not required. |
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Venezuela House School
27 Refidim St., Maoz Aviv, Tel Aviv
Friday, May 7th, 13:30-16:00
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Architects: Elyakim Architects, 2008
Come and hear about the building that was constructed under the auspices of the Tel Aviv Foundation and serves as a special education school for children and young adults aged 6 to 21, most of whom suffer from severe physical disabilities. Discover how the architecture copes with the difference in the surroundings experience among the users, namely the students and the therapeutic staff. A guided tour will leave from the entrance to the building every 30 minutes.
Open tours. Reservations not required. |
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Independence Park
Meeting place: the Park`s entrance at Nordau Blvd.
Saturday, May 8th, 16:00
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The landscape architect Zvi Dekel will lead a tour at Independence Park where he`ll discuss the problems faced by the Park prior to its renovation, among others due to its proximity to the beach. He`ll present the renovation solutions that have made use of sculptural elements and unusual vegetation. The tour lasts about 90 minutes.
Open tour. Reservations not required. |
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What Makes Tel Aviv What It Is?
Meeting place: Motzkin Blvd.
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00
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Led by the architect and urban planner Nahum Cohen, the tour will address various aspects of urban planning during different periods. It will focus on the qualities of the Geddes Plan, which hasn`t been revised since the 1940s but still has a dramatic impact on the city. During the tour Cohen will present the Plan`s components: a "Garden City` consisting of mixed residential-commercial uses, transportation solutions, urban density, squares and inner and intra-neighborhood gardens, narrow one-way streets that enable safe crossing, green links between streets, islands of tranquility close to the bustling Dizengoff and King George Streets, a repetitive urban design, and other features that have made Tel Aviv a city worth preserving.
Open tour. Reservations not required. |
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The Photographer Gidi Boaz`s Apartment
25 Arba Aratzot St., Tel Aviv
Saturday, May 8th, 11:00-14:00
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Interior design: Hila Caspi, 2008
A glimpse of a small Tel Aviv penthouse that turned into a bachelor`s loft, featuring modern design with an open residential space and a well-equipped bathroom. The apartment was designed for use by a bachelor, a photographer by profession, and a number of huge photographs that he took decorate its walls.
Open house. Reservations not required. |
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Maoz Aviv Community Garden
12 Refidim St., Maoz Aviv, Tel Aviv (in the grove behind the building)
Friday, May 7th, 9:00-12:00.
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Come and discover a charming island of urban nature found in the ecological community garden tended to by Maoz Aviv residents. Hear from its founders about how to promote community and ecological initiatives in the city, see how organic vegetables are grown next to flowers, and witness how to operate a composting device, which serves dozens of families in the neighborhood.
Explanations about the garden will be provided every half hour.
Open garden. Reservations not required. |
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Noa`s and Assaf`s Apartment
6 Ein Gedi St., Apt. 4, Tel Aviv
Saturday, May 8th, 10:00-15:00
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Interior design: Sfaro Architects, Nir Rothem and Bosmat Sfadia, 2010
A small two-room Tel Aviv apartment (59 square meters) that became a pleasant three-room apartment thanks to its novel design. An opportunity to witness how flexible planning thinking (e.g. making due without doors and using the bathroom as a hallway) is in practice rewarded by added space.
Open house. Reservations not required. |
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