Tag Archives: Architecture and Town Planning
Spreading Light Through Teaching
More than 250 volunteers from the Technion mobilized to help teach students who were evacuated from their homes About a week after the outbreak of the war, in mid-October, Prof. Yohai Carmel from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering came across a volunteer academy project . This new and exciting initiative is designed to harness members of… Read More
Light for Health
Rinat Hadashi Gannon, a master’s student in the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning under the supervision of Faculty Dean Professor Guedi Capeluto, has developed an approach designed to improve health outcomes in inpatient rooms through the use of daylight. Light significantly affects our physiological and psychological health, wellbeing,… Read More
Constellation of Loneliness
The Technion Smart Social Strategy (3S) laboratory showcases its "Constellations of Loneliness" project at the Time Space Existence biennial architecture exhibition in Venice. "Time Space Existence" is the European Cultural Centre (ECC) architecture exhibition at the Biennale di Venezia. Its 2023 edition draws attention to the emerging expressions of sustainability in its numerous forms, from… Read More
Planning Gold
Gali Vardi, a student at the Technion - Institute of Technology, won first place in the Student and Young Professionals Competition initiated by the European Region of International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA). Vardi, a student in the Technion’s Landscape Architecture Program, won in the “conceptual planning” category. She was invited to present her project… Read More
The Path to Healthy Aging
Life expectancy is consistently increasing thanks to progress in health care, science, and technology. However, longer lives have not meant an improved quality of life for the elderly. In response to this important global challenge, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has gathered researchers from different faculties in order to establish the Healthy Aging… Read More
New Architecture Studio Pavillion at Technion
The Aviva and Andrew Goldenberg Architecture Studio Pavilion – the result of a generous donation by Technion Guardians and alumni Dr. Andrew and the late Aviva Goldenberg – was inaugurated. The lives of Dr. Andrew and Aviva Goldenberg (Z”L) have long been intertwined with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Both are distinguished Technion… Read More
Between Computation and Architecture
The use of robots in construction and architectural manufacturing is a vision steadily becoming a reality and is perceived as a key trend in the next revolution in the construction industry. For years, complex architectural projects have been planned by computer. On the ground, however, these projects continue to be executed using construction methods that… Read More
Architecture students shaping our future
“We shape our buildings; therefore, they shape us,” Winston Churchill once said. The next generation of Israel’s architects is already starting to shape our country, and as the first day of the 2021-2022 academic year approaches, it’s time to look at the accomplishments of our architecture students. Here are some of the highlights from last… Read More
A Matter of Perspective
Technion students taking a one-of-a-kind course called "A Matter of Perspective" – a collaboration of the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science and the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning – recently showcased their final projects. The class engaged students in using digital manufacturing technologies to produce a physical product, through the realization… Read More