Jacob Gil

Jacob Gil (Hebrew: יעקב גיל) is an Israeli architect and town planner

Biography

Gil studied in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and graduated with honors in 1961.

After graduating, he moved to Denmark and participated in the planning of the Albertslund neighborhood, in the suburbs of Copenhagen.

Later on, he worked in Lufenfeld-Gemerman's office (of architects Moshe Lufenfeld & Giora Gemerman) and Yaski-Alexandroni's office, a period during which he focused mainly on the planning of dwellings, town planning and hospitals.

Early in his career, he worked in partnership with architect Eli Lipsky. During this collaboration Gil and Lipsky have participated in public competitions and in the planning of educational institutions and dwellings.

In 1970, Jacob Gil became a partner in the Yaski-Gil-Sivan office. During these 20 years of partnership, Gil was responsible for the planning of new towns and neighborhoods, university campuses, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, sports facilities, public institutions, office buildings, shopping malls, research & development facilities, hotels and thousands apartments both conventional and industrialized.

In 1990 he established the architecture firm Gil Architects, along with his wife, the interior designer Michal Oren. The office's work includes the planning of hospitals, laboratories, medical centers, museums, office buildings, shopping malls, villas etc.

Awards

Gil won architectural awards with A.Yaski:

Professional achievements

Since 1990, as director of Gil Architects with Michal Oren

1970-1990 as partner at Yaski-Gil-Sivan architects & town planners

Before 1970

References

  1. ^ a b פשרה: אדריכל יעקב גיל יקבל 40,000 שקל על השמטת שמו מספר אדריכלות
  2. ^ Noam Dvir, Back to the Future / No country for old-folks' homes , Ha'aretz, 2011
  • Sharon Rotbard, Avraham Yasky, Concrete Architecture (Hebrew אברהם יסקי, אדריכלות קונקרטית), Tel Aviv: Babel, 2007