#ram karmi

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Negev Center (1956-60) in Beer Sheva, Israel, by Ram Karmi

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Negev Centre Beersheba, Southern District, Israel; 1970 (incomplete)

Ram Karmi

«The temperature is 6 degrees lower than in the shade outside. The Negev Centre, though not an imitation of an Arab village, seeks to combine modern materials and techniques with native wisdom in the field of architecture. This building has not a facade in the conventional sense; it is an articulated concrete structure, the contours of which throw sharp contrasts of light and shade. Three-dimensional form takes precedence over the material used. This building is the result of an attempt to combine various civic functions with smooth interactions and is inspired by the truth that only multifarious activities produce life.»

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via “(Das) Werk, 60” (1973)

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, student housing Beersheba, Negev, Israel; 1974

Ram Karmi

«The flats are intended to correspond to the different stages of the study and to be a link between many aspects of life, the trend being away from the centralized residence to smaller units: 1. Large flats for the first terms; 12 to 18 students per unit. The student has to make friends and adapt to the new situation; 2. Medium-sized flats for students who have settled in and acquired a set of friends; 6 to 8 students per unit; 3. Small flats for teaching staff, married students and those preparing for examinations and wishing quiet and privacy; 2 to 4 residents per unit. Flats with two beds per bedroom gain more common living space, and further collective living. Others with only one bed per room offer less common space, but, on the other hand, promote the individual achievement of each student. The ultimate ideal: a balance between social involvement and privacy. There are envisaged, besides the residences, the following: shops, discotheques, culture and sport center.»

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via “(Das) Werk, 60” (1973)

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Ada Karmi-Melamede architecture http://www.adakarmimelamede.com/ In 1986 she and her brother Ram Karmi won an international competition to design the Supreme Court of Israel compound, which opened in 1992.[2]New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote of the design, "the sharpness of the Mediterranean architectural tradition and the dignity of the law are here married with remarkable grace.”

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Ada Karmi-Melamede architecture  http://www.adakarmimelamede.com/ In 1986 she and her brother Ram Karmi won an international competition to design the Supreme Court of Israel compound, which opened in 1992.[2]New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote of the design, "the sharpness of the Mediterranean architectural tradition and the dignity of the law are here married with remarkable grace.”

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The Carmel Beach Hotel Suites (Israel's version of Michael Graves' Dolphin Hotel), Haifa, Israel, Ram Karmi, 1995-7 http://thetriumphofpostmodernism.tumblr.com

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27/11/14

Had a field trip in the supreme court today. This building is spectacular.

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Ada Karmi Melamede Architects + Ram Karmi | Supreme Court Building ca 1993 Jerusalem.