
Moti Bodek ( he, מוטי בודק; born 1961) is an Israeli
architect. He is the CEO of Bodek Architects based in
Tel Aviv and a Professor of Architecture at
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design,
Jerusalem & at
Tel Aviv University.
Biography
Moti Bodek was born and grew up in
Haifa. He served in the
Israeli security forces from 1979 to 1985. In 1989 he graduated with honors from the department of Environmental Design at
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem, and in 1990 he earned his B.Arch. degree from the Faculty of Architecture in the
Technion,
Haifa.
From 1987 to 1993 Bodek worked at the
Avraham Yasky
Avraham Yasky ( he, אברהם יסקי; April 14, 1927 – March 28, 2014) was an Israeli architect.
Biography
Yasky was born in Chişinău, Romania (now Moldova) on 14 April 1927. He immigrated to the Mandatory Palestine with his family in 193 ...
architectural company at
Tel Aviv, while also in 1990 founding his own firm, Bodek Architects.
In 1991 he began teaching at Bezalel, and in 1995 he received his M.P.A degree from
Clark University,
Massachusetts, United States.
From 2001 to 2004, Bodek served as deputy head of the Architecture Department at
Ariel University.
Currently he is a Professor of Architecture and the Head of Lecturers Organization at
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
Bodek was one of the founders of staff organization boards at higher education institutions, and also served as Deputy Chairman.
Bodek engaged in the research, design and construction of projects based on the discipline of
biomimicry
Biomimetics or biomimicry is the emulation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems. The terms "biomimetics" and "biomimicry" are derived from grc, βίος (''bios''), life, and μίμησ ...
(imitation of life).
Selected projects
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Eilat Sports Center
Eilat Tze'elim Sports Centre is located in the Tze'elim neighbourhood north-west of Eilat, Israel. The building offers approximately 2,000 square meters on two levels. The entry level includes the main basketball court, a stage for performances an ...
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Tiberias Football Stadium
Tiberias Municipal Stadium ( he, האצטדיון העירוני של טבריה, ''HaItztadion HaIroni Shel Tverya''), is a football stadium currently being built in Tiberias for Ironi Tiberias F.C., the football team of the town, and will replace ...
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Meron School
Meron School is an elementary school in the north part of Tel Aviv, on the Yarkon River bank.
History
The school was founded in 1960. It emphasizes moral and academic excellence, fostering Israeli values, democratic and social, religious Zioni ...
, Tel Aviv
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Kfar Qassem Football Stadium
Kfar Qassem Municipal Stadium (), is a football stadium currently being built in Kfar Qasim for F.C. Kafr Qasim, the football team of the town.
Once completed in 2020, the new stadium will include 8,000 seats, along with all the Facilities that ...
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Tel Aviv University Sports Centre
* New neighborhood near
Beersheba River Park
* Two pedestrian bridges,
Ashdod
Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...
* Sea Sports Centre & Sailing Club
Eilat
Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...
* Synagogue, Be'er Ganim near
Ashkelon
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Bikur Holim Hospital,
Jerusalem
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The Russian Embassy house
The Levin House, in Hebrew Beit Levin - Tel Avivians gave it the nickname "the Castle" and later called it the Russian Embassy House - is a historic building located at 46 Rothschild Boulevard on the corner of Shadal Street in Tel Aviv, Israel, ...
on
Rothschild Boulevard,
Tel Aviv
* Bus stops on
Highway 44 (Israel)
Highway 44 is an arterial road in central Israel. It connects Tel Aviv- Yafo and Holon to Ramla, Lod and the Shefela. It is numbered as a north–south road and follows a north-west to south-east path.
Route description
Highway 44 begins in ...
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Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
Exhibitions
''Biomimicry - Architecture influenced by systems of nature'', Exhibition of Buildings & Projects by Architect Moti Bodek. International Week, FHP University of Applied Sciences, freiLand Potsdam Germany. 12-16 May 2014''BIO-DESIGN: HYBRID FABRICTIONSׂ'', Group Exhibition. Master's Program in Integrated Design, Research Gallery, Design Faculty HIT
Holon Institute of Technology, Israel. 28 April-19 May 2015
''La Biennale di Venezia'', The 15th International Architecture Exhibition Venice, Italy, May 28th to November 27th 2016
See also
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Architecture of Israel
References
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New design: The turtle stadium of Tiberias. ''StadiumDB.com''. 17 April 2016
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Israeli architects
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1961 births
Living people
People from Haifa
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design faculty
Tel Aviv University faculty
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design alumni
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni
Clark University alumni
Ariel University faculty