Moti Bodek

Prof. Moti Bodek
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Haifa, Israel
NationalityIsraeli  ISR
OccupationArchitect
PracticeBodek Architects Ltd. Tel Aviv
BuildingsEilat Sports Center, Bikur Holim Hospital at Jerusalem, Tiberias Football Stadium
Eilat Sports Center
Meron School, designed by Moti Bodek and Dana Oberson
Nofei Yam Sports Center at Tel Aviv, designed by Moti Bodek and Dana Oberson
Tiberias Football Stadium (under construction)
Bus stops on Highway 44 (Israel) near Holon
Kfar Qassem Football Stadium (under construction)
Bikur Holim Hospital, Jerusalem
Be'er Ganim Synagogue early sketches
Biomimicry - Architecture influenced by systems of nature. Exhibition of Buildings & Projects, Potsdam Germany, May 2014

Moti Bodek (Hebrew: 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 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 (imitation of life).

Selected projects

Exhibitions

See also

References

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  • On the Ground, Works in Progress (2013-11-11). "ZEZEZE Architecture Gallery". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  • "New design: The turtle stadium of Tiberias". StadiumDB.com. 17 April 2016