ARYE L.G.B. SONNINO - ARCHITECT & CITY PLANNER

Born in Tel Aviv, 1939
Graduate B.Sc., Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1965
Training under Bruno Zevi, Rome, Italy 1966
Master M.Sc., Columbia University, New York, 1967

Studio established, 1975

Projects:

Social and Sport Centers: Tzfat, Migdal, Yavne'el, Kineret, Ramat Yshay, Metula, Givat Chaym Meuchad, Ranaana (w. Wittkower, Adiv ,Stein), Hertzelya*.

 

Educational Buildings: Kadouri, Y.A.P., Yavne'el, Kiryat Shmona, Metula, Tiberias, Kfar Yona, Tzur Ygal, Haifa University - Hecht Museum (w. Wittkower, Adiv & Stein).

Synagogues: Katzrin, Zrachia, Yavne'el, Beit Shearim, Hod Hasharon, Beit Arie, Arbel, Yated.

Public Buildings: Police Building - Shderot; Local Council buildings in: Yavne'el, Lev Hasharon, Pardesya, Migdal; Fire Stations in: Rehovot, Kfar Saba, Yavne*. Others: Ofakim - market*; Or Yehuda - Cultural Center*


City Planning: new communities - Tzur Ygal, Katzir, Elkana*; enlargement of existing communities; Business Complex in Tel Aviv city center (w. Wittkower, Adiv & Stein).

 

 

Living Quarters: Neighbourhoods, private houses, villas and others.

 

 

Representation & projects submission for exhibitions and congresses: Paris - Pompidou Center Biennale 1980- coordinator of Israeli delegation; Columbia University Centennial anniversary 1981;Housing Project Renewal conference, Jerusalem 1986; Ferrara's Walls Exhibition 1988; Old Akko restoration, 1990; Exhibition of restoration in Israel, Tel Aviv 1990.
"Entirely Architecture" after Bruno Zevi, conference & publication curator, Tel Aviv 2000 (in collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute of Tel-Aviv)

 

 


Publications: Architectural magazines: L'Architettura - Roma 1984-1999; Tvay -Tel Aviv 1972-1990. Daily Israeli newspapers - Haaretz, Maariv, Yediot Aharonot, Davar, Al Hamishmar. Italian weekly magazines - Panorama, Espresso. Translation into Hebrew of the book "The Modern Language of Architecture" by Bruno Zevi, Massada-1984. Works of Arye L.B.G. Sonnino were also published in the books: "Synagogues in Israel" by A. Charlap - 1986, "The Galilee and the Valleys" revue, "Sport Halls in Israel" by I. Levitin & Wingate inst. - 1993.

Author of the book: "Tel Aviv - City Guide" in Italian, Universale di architecttura, Torino, 2000.


 

Note: * projects ready for construction

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