105 It's Not Transparent That It's Simple

Architects: SANAA (Japan), Nir Kutz Architects and HQ Architects (Israel), 2022

Tours with the architect Erez Ella from HQ Architects, the Israeli partner in design of the new Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Bezalel Campus and Building. He will talk about the complexities posed by the design and the construction, which derived, among other things, from the sensitive location of the building in the historical Russian Compound. He will also describe how the architectural concept underlying the building caters to the students, to life on campus, and to the surroundings.

In addition, the hourlong tours will discuss the implications of designing and constructing a building with a transparent and open façade, within which exposed electrical, communications and plumbing systems have been integrated. The tours will also point out the stone details in the building that have a simple and clean look to them.