46 The Jerusalem Campus for the Arts

Architects: Efrat-Kowalksy Architects; Lead architect: Talma Weitzner, 2022

A two-hour tour led by the architect Meira Kowalsky, which will introduce participants to this new campus. Its establishment was jointly conceived by the Jerusalem Municipality, the Jerusalem Development Authority through Eden – The Jerusalem Economic Development Company, and the Jerusalem Foundation. The result is a strategic compound located in downtown Jerusalem that constitutes a vibrant hub for the city’s cultural life.

The campus is home to four performing arts schools: the Nissan Nativ Jerusalem Acting Studio, the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School, the School of Visual Theater, and the Center for Middle Eastern Classical Music. The schools are separated from one another by courtyards that are open to the public and accessible from the adjacent streets. Additionally, a parking garage that can accommodate 415 vehicles was built beneath the compound.

Kowalsky will talk about the architectural concept that connects the buildings, while explaining how the campus serves its objective: enriching the urban fabric and creating a mix of uses founded on academic and cultural institutions as an accelerator for urban renewal.