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Tel Aviv – As Tel Aviv urbanizes and rapidly grows its skyline, it is refreshing to see a building that gives over so much of its site to public space.
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Haifa – Housing the District Government Center, the Sail Tower is an important part of Haifa's District Government Center.
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Tel Aviv – Electra Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Israel and serves as an important home to some of the biggest companies in the country.
Israel Related Events/Initiatives
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Israel Related Events/Initiatives
50 Forward | 50 Back
27 Jun-18 Jul 2019 – Event Invite
Join the CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee for the sixth annual Global Walking Tour, following the theme 50 Forward | 50 Back. Join a walk in your city!
2 Aug 2018 – Tour Report
This year's 2018 Global Walking Tour explored the role of tall buildings along waterfronts and other natural settings.
13-15 Nov 2017, Tel Aviv – Event Report
The city of Tel Aviv was honored to host the CTBUH Tel Aviv Regional Conference in collaboration with the annual IACIE conference and CTBUH Israel.
11 May 2015, Tel Aviv – Event Report
CTBUH led a session at the 4th Conference for Structural and Bridge Engineering organized by IEACI at the Dan Panorama hotel.
17-20 Nov 2014, Eilat – Event
The CTBUH Israel Chapter was a major presence at the annual Building Center Summit, in Eilat City, drawing over 2,000 people.
10 Nov 2014, Tel Aviv – Event Report
CTBUH Israel helped organize and stage the 7th Project Management Conference on November 10 at the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center.
11-13 Jun 2013, London – Conference Activity
Only one year after its founding, the scale and enthusiasm of the CTBUH Israel chapter is remarkable. The Israeli delegation to the CTBUH London Conference included 105 participants.
20 Sep 2012, Shanghai – Event Report
Industry professionals from Israel used the CTBUH 9th World Congress in Shanghai as a venue to announce the formation of a new Israel chapter.
Nov 2011, Tel Aviv – Tour Report
Executive Director Antony Wood delivered a keynote presentation at The 7th National Congress of the Israeli Society of Civil, Structural and Infra-Structural Engineers and toured Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Apr 2011 – CTBUH Journal Paper
Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and presents information on the average height and age of each country’s…
Featured Tall Buildings in Israel
As Tel Aviv urbanizes and rapidly grows its skyline, it is refreshing to see a building that gives over so much of its site to public space.
B.S.R Towers are part of Zameret Parksmall, a neighborhood consisting of several recently developed residential high-rises.
Electra Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Israel and serves as an important home to some of the biggest companies in the country.
Housing the District Government Center, the Sail Tower is an important part of Haifa's District Government Center.
Israel Members
The work of the Council is only possible through the support of its members, which include most of the world’s leading developers, architects, engineers, contractors and others connected with tall buildings and sustainable cities. Below is the list of current organizational members located in Israel, sorted by membership level then alphabetically by organization name.
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Sufrin Group
Israel |
BMNT • COST • ENVP • NONP • OWN |
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Israeli Association of Construction and Infrastructure Engineers
Israel |
NONP • CIV • CON |
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Y. A. Yashar Architects
Israel |
ARCH • URB |
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Azorim Construction Ltd.
Israel |
CON • DEV • OWN |
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Barre Levie Architects & Urban Planners
Israel |
ARCH • URB |
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Canaan Shenhav Architects
Israel |
ARCH • URB • INTR |
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Carmel Technologies Ltd
Israel |
COMP |
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D. Bar-Akiva Consulting Engineers
Israel |
MEP • ENGO • PMNG • FIRE • SEC |
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David Engineers
Israel |
STRC • CIV • PMNG • COST • SEIS • SURV |
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GBWAWA Inc.
Israel |
WIND |
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Kav Mitaar ltd
Israel |
ARCH |
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M.S. Aluminum
Israel |
FACS |
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Margolin Bros. Engineering & Consulting
Israel |
PMNG |
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Moshe Tzur Architects Town Planners
Israel |
ARCH • URB • INTR |
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Waxman Govrin Geva
Israel |
PMNG • URB • CIV |
CTBUH Israel
2019 Global Walking Tour:
50 Forward | 50 Back
27 Jun-18 Jul 2019, Event Invite – Join the CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee for the sixth annual…
2018 Global Walking Tour: Walking on Water Reports
2 Aug 2018, Tour Report – This year's 2018 Global Walking Tour explored the role of tall buildings along…
CTBUH Israel’s Tel Aviv Regional Conference
13-15 Nov 2017, Event Report – The city of Tel Aviv was honored to host the CTBUH Tel Aviv Regional Conference…
Country Committee
Israel David
David Engineers Ltd., Tel Aviv
Country Committee
Danny Marian
Idanim Management and Holdings Ltd., Tel Aviv
Country Committee
Gil Shenhav
Canaan-Shenhav Architects, Tel Aviv
CTBUH Israel Representation
Country Committee
Israel David
David Engineers Ltd., Tel Aviv
Country Committee
Danny Marian
Idanim Management and Holdings Ltd., Tel Aviv
Country Committee
Gil Shenhav
Canaan-Shenhav Architects, Tel Aviv
Country Committee
Moshe Tzur
Moshe Tzur Architects and Town Planners, Tel Aviv
CTBUH Resources on Israel
Award Winners & Award of Excellence Recipients
The CTBUH Awards recognize projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.
Winner
Award of Excellence
Fellow
Modern Optimism with a Nod to Bauhaus History on the Mediterranean
31 May 2018 –
CTBUH 2018 Chicago Tall + Urban Conference
Yigal Zemah, Berggruen Residential; Reynolds Logan, Richard Meier & Partners Architects
A ‘Building in Motion’ for a Dynamic City
31 May 2018 –
CTBUH 2018 Chicago Tall + Urban Conference
Danna Azrieli, Azrieli Group; Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur Architects
Tel Aviv's Midtown/Azrieli North Development as an Integrated Complex of Tower Urbanism
27 Oct 2015 –
CTBUH 2015 New York Conference
Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur Architects
The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall
Oct 2018 –
CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue IV
CTBUH Research
Open Air, Sun and a Glass of Wine - Mediterranean Lifestyle in High-Rise Residential Buildings
17 Oct 2016 –
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism
Nirit Rosenstein, Africa Israel Investments Ltd.
Tall Buildings and the Sabbath Elevator
26 Oct 2015 –
Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City
David Pilzer, Israel Ministry of the Interior
Israel Related Videos
31 May 2018 – Presentation at CTBUH 2018 Chicago Tall + Urban Conference; Yigal Zemah, Berggruen Residential; Reynolds Logan, Richard Meier & Partners Architects
This unique residential tower is anchored to Rothschild Boulevard in the heart of Tel Aviv’s White City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is filled with thousands of Bauhaus buildings dating back to the 1930s and 1940s, designed by German…
31 May 2018 – Presentation at CTBUH 2018 Chicago Tall + Urban Conference; Danna Azrieli, Azrieli Group; Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur Architects
The Azrieli Sarona Tower is both the first "twisted” and the tallest building in Israel. The substantial mass of the tower was carefully designed in order to create a unique, elegant office building while maintaining a delicate balance between its…
27 Oct 2015 – Presentation at CTBUH 2015 New York Conference; Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur Architects
Tel Aviv’s Midtown/Azrieli North Complex is the new hub of the northern CBD that functions to connect the activity centers of the historic city to the emerging urban developments in the north and east. This presentation describes the genesis of the…
26 Oct 2015 – Presentation at CTBUH 2015 New York Conference; David Pilzer, Israel Ministry of the Interior
The commandment to keep the Sabbath as a day of rest appears in the Bible many times. Jewish law prescribes an intricate set of rules regarding which activities may be performed and which are prohibited. A Sabbath elevator is an elevator which…
7 Nov 2013 – 2013 Awards Ceremony/Symposium Interviews; Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur Architects
Moshe Tzur discusses 6 Remez Tower, a Best Tall Building Europe Middle East & Africa Finalist. Moshe discusses the design features including the view, dual lobbies, ground level gardens, and the shading fins.
Israel Related Papers/Research
Oct 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue IV; CTBUH Research
The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or greater height. Ten years later, there are now 387 such buildings either completed or topped…
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Nirit Rosenstein, Africa Israel Investments Ltd.
This paper suggests a look into the local interpretation of dense vertical urbanism in Mediterranean cities through a whirlwind overview of high-rise residential development in the sea-side city Tel Aviv, Israel. Though certain parameters are common…
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City; David Pilzer, Israel Ministry of the Interior
The commandment to keep the Sabbath as a day of rest appears in the Bible many times. Jewish law prescribes an intricate set of rules regarding which activities may be performed and which are prohibited. A Sabbath elevator is an elevator which…
26 Oct 2015 – The Middle East: A Selection of Written Works on Iconic Towers and Global Place-Making; Moshe Tzur & Robert Oxman, Moshe Tzur Architects and Town Planners
Tel Aviv’s Midtown/Azrieli North Complex is the new hub of the northern central business district (CBD) that functions to connect the activity centers of the historic city to the emerging urban developments in the north and east. The project is a…
16 Sep 2014 – CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Gil Shenhav, Canaan Shenhav Architects, Ltd.
The city of Tel Aviv is over 100 years old. In 2003 UNESCO declared the center of Tel Aviv as a World Cultural Heritage Site. As the city grew, much thought was given to ways in which its uniqueness could be conserved. The City of Tel Aviv introduced…
16 Sep 2014 – CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur Architects Urbanists; Robert Oxman, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
The living city is ideally composed of elements in an ecologically dynamic relationship with the urban environment. Environmental function measured over time constitutes a seminal characteristic of a viable and sustainable urbanism. The tower form,…
Nov 2013 – CTBUH Journal, 2013 Issue IV; CTBUH Research
Twenty years ago, the Middle East contained only one skyscraper over 150 meters in height. It is now estimated that by the end of 2015 the region will have 289 buildings in this category.
Apr 2011 – CTBUH Journal, 2011 Issue II; CTBUH Research
Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and presents information on the average height and age of each country’s…
Featured Tall Buildings in Israel
Electra Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Israel and serves as an important home to some of the biggest companies in the country.
As Tel Aviv urbanizes and rapidly grows its skyline, it is refreshing to see a building that gives over so much of its site to public space.
B.S.R Towers are part of Zameret Parksmall, a neighborhood consisting of several recently developed residential high-rises.
Israel Facts
| Population | 8,051,200 (2013) |
| Area | 22,770 km² • 8,791 mi² |
| GDP | $288.18 billion (2014) |
| 150m+ Buildings | 19 Completed • 2 Under Constr. |
| 300m+ Buildings | None Completed |
| Tallest City | Tel Aviv |
| Global Ranking | #26 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings |
| Regional Ranking | #4 in Middle East by no. of 150m+ completed buildings |
| First 150m+ Building | Azrieli Center Triangular Tower (169 m, 1999) |
| Average Building Age | 8 Years |
| Most Common Function | Office (52%) |
| Most Common Material | Concrete (95%) |
All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings currently in the database.
Tall Buildings in Israel
| 1 | Moshe Aviv Tower | 2001 | 244 m | Ramat Gan | |
| 2 | Azrieli Sarona Tower | 2017 | 238 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 3 | The Shahar Tower | 2017 | 202 m | Givatayim | |
| 4 | Midtown Office Tower | 2017 | 196 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 5 | Azrieli Center Circular Tower | 1999 | 187 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 6 | MIDTOWN Tel-Aviv- Residential Tower | 2018 | 183 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 7 | Leonardo City Tower | 2000 | 171 m | Ramat Gan | |
| 8 | Azrieli Center Triangular Tower | 1999 | 169 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 9 | Electra Tower | 2011 | 169 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 10 | Nave Noff Tower | 2014 | 168 m | Bat Yam |
| Completed | Arch. Topped Out | Struct. Topped Out | Under Constr. |
| 1 | Ramat-Gan Tower 1 | - | 440 m | Ramat Gan | |
| 2 | Bein Arim Tower | 2023 | 400 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 3 | Keren HaKirya Office Tower 1 | - | 340 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 4 | Azrieli Spiral Tower | 2025 | 323 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 5 | ToHA Tower 1 | 2022 | 285 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 6 | New Diamond Exchange Residential Tow… | - | 256 m | Ramat Gan | |
| 7 | Maariv House | - | 230 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 8 | Migdal Manor | - | 221 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 9 | Iinfinity Tower I | - | 190 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 10 | Infinity Tower II | - | 190 m | Tel Aviv |
| 1 | Ramat-Gan Tower 1 | - | 440 m | Ramat Gan | |
| 2 | Bein Arim Tower | 2023 | 400 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 3 | Keren HaKirya Office Tower 1 | - | 340 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 4 | Azrieli Spiral Tower | 2025 | 323 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 5 | ToHA Tower 1 | 2022 | 285 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 6 | New Diamond Exchange Residential Tow… | - | 256 m | Ramat Gan | |
| 7 | Moshe Aviv Tower | 2001 | 244 m | Ramat Gan | |
| 8 | Azrieli Sarona Tower | 2017 | 238 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 9 | Maariv House | - | 230 m | Tel Aviv | |
| 10 | Migdal Manor | - | 221 m | Tel Aviv |
| Completed | Proposed |