NEWS

 

 

 

09/2009 The work of Geotectura Studio received Honorable Mention in the Collaboration with Nature Competition - Climate Action by Architecture. The jury included: Ken Yeang (FAIA), Kerl Yoo (AIA), Moongyu Choi and Tesoc Hah (RIBA). The competition searched for architect who is able to integrate many different components into a whole. If the whole is more than sum of its parts architects could achieve more substantial change than part-oriented technologies looking for symbiosis with nature.

 

 

 

 

06/2009 Contour Museum project by Dr. Joseph Cory, Farah Farah and Flavio Adriani is the winner in the 4th cycle of World Architecture Community Award. The museum is also published in the 40/40 exhibition and catalog in Israel.

 

 

 

05/2009 The SunHopes solar balloons project keeps flying high: finalist in the Feel the Planet Earth Award.

 

 

 

04/2009 SunHopes is among the sixty Well-Tech Award's products that stand out at an international level for their technological innovation and their qualities of accessibility, sustainability and quality of life.

 

 

 

03/2009 Dr. Joseph Cory and architect Eyal Malka participated in a special workshop held by Arup in the UK in order to get the WatAir product into the next step.

 

 

 

02/2009 Dr. Joseph Cory participated in the "Architectural Knitted Surfaces" workshop at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Israel.

 

 

 

01/2009 The Jerusalem seminar in architecture of this year was titled "Green Design: From Theory to Practice". Dr. Joseph Cory was in the steering committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/2008 The Eco-Wall project wins 1st prize. Geotectura Studio together with Axelrod-Grobman Architects and Chen Architects were chosen to design the Tel Aviv University's Porter School of Environmental Studies. The building will be constructed according to principles of green design with technologies and materials that will reduce the building's impact on the environment. It will be TAU's first "green building", and one of the first of its kind in Israel. The building itself is expected to serve as a "living laboratory" for teaching and research on green architecture, both within the University and outside. The construction of the first phase will be completed by November 2010.

 

 

 

11/2008 Contour Museum by Dr. Joseph Cory and Farah Farah wins 2nd prize in the Um el Phahem Art Museum competition.

 

 

 

09/2008 The work of Dr. Joseph Cory and Tzahi Vazana can be seen in the Venice Biennale (11th International Architecture Exhibition) from September 14th till November 23rd.

 

 

 

08/2008 Dr. Joseph Cory was appointed as a faculty member and a senior lecturer at Shenkar.

 

 

 

08/2008 Geotectura Studio was invited to participate in the competition for the Architectural Design of a Master Plan for The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and the Erection of The Polonsky Academy Building.

 

 

 

01/2008 Exhibition of Geotectura's work is open till March 9th in ZeZeZe Architecture Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel.

 

 

 

08/2007 Geotectura will design a unique ecological residential building in Haifa, Israel.

 

 

 

05/2007 The SunHopes project is a runner-up in the RE:VISION Competition categorized as a Forward Thinking technology. A prototype of the patented project is on its way.

 

 

 

05/2007 The Italian Magazine l'ARCA has dedicated the cover page and a special review of the #225 issue to the work of GEOTECTURA. GEOTECTURA's website was chosen to be the site of the month as well.

 

 

 

04/2007 The award winning i-rise project is a runner-up in the 2007 Next Generation Competition organized by the American Magazine METROPOLIS.

 

 

 

03/2007 The Korean Magazine CONCEPT is dedicating a special review to the PV4All philosophy of GEOTECTURA which received honorable mention in the Lisbon Ideas Challenge Competition that was held in Portugal, 2006.

 

 

 

02/2007 The WatAir project wins the first prize in the Drawing Water Challenge Competition organized by Arup and WaterAid. The ceremony and exhibition to be held in London. A prototype of the project is on its way.

 

 

 

12/2006 PV4All receives Honorable Mention in the Lisbon Ideas Challenge Competition.

 

 

 

05/2006 i-rise wins the Project of the Year Award in Israel.

 

 

 

02/2006 i-rise in Dessau is a runner-up in the Bauhaus Award.

 

 

 

01/2006 NeTubes is a runner-up in the WebForTheFutureAward.

 

 

 

09/2005 i-rise wins 3rd Prize in the Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition "Action for Sustainability". Jury- Tadao Ando and Richard Rogers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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