Wohl Centre on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Wohl Centre is a convention center on the main campus of
Wohl Center
{{coord missing, Israel Bar-Ilan University Buildings and structures in Ramat Gan Buildings and structures completed in 2005 Convention centers in Israel Daniel Libeskind buildings Heritage listed sites in Israel
The Wohl Centre is a convention center on the main campus of Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic i ...
in Ramat-Gan
Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...
, Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. History
Wohl Centre was built between 2001 and 2005 and covers about 42,000 square feet (3,900 square meters). The building, designed by the internationally renownedDaniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish–American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect.
He is known for the design a ...
and a local architecture firm, the Heder Partnership, has been noted for its stark exterior and uncluttered interior. In 2006, the Wohl Centre won a RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...
International Award for its architecture.
The building was designated in 2019 a B-class site for conservation.
Design
The building, which was Daniel Libeskind's first in Israel, was built on a relatively small budget. The ILS43 million ($7.2 million) it cost to construct the center came in part fromBritish
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
philanthropist
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
Maurice Wohl
Maurice Wohl (4 January 1917 – 28 June 2007) was a British businessman and philanthropist.
Biography
Maurice Wohl was born in the East End of London to Eastern European parents. At a young age, Wohl became a property developer creating 'Uni ...
.
Three long rectangular "bars" comprise the building's base, above which rests a 1,000-seat auditorium. The center's angular form evokes an open book and, according to Libeskind, embodies "the interrelation between the dynamics of knowledge and the unifying role of faith." Hebrew letters inspired the shapes of the windows, which cut across a gold-colored aluminum exterior.See also
*Architecture of Israel
The architecture of Israel has been influenced by the different architectural styles of those who have inhabited the country over time, sometimes modified to suit the local climate and landscape. Byzantine churches, Crusader castles, Is ...
References
External links
Wohl Center
{{coord missing, Israel Bar-Ilan University Buildings and structures in Ramat Gan Buildings and structures completed in 2005 Convention centers in Israel Daniel Libeskind buildings Heritage listed sites in Israel