About
Axelrod Grobman Architects is a collaboration founded in 2003 between Axelrod Architects, headed by architect Irit Axelrod, and Grobman Architects, headed by architect Dr. Yasha J. Grobman. Axelrod Grobman Architects is leading a holistic sustainabile approach to architectural design, which combines design innovation with social, environmental and economic factors.
Awards
2013
Best project award in the Ecologic Public buildings category for the design of the Porter School of Environmental Studies. In Sustainable Architectural Design conference n.4: Sustainable Synergy: Buildings, Environment and Society. Bait Vanoy. 25/11/2013.
Distinguished paper award in ICoRD ’13 International Conference on Research into Design conference (out of about 200 submitted papers - Grobman, Y.J., Pankratov Yekutiel, T).
Israeli Pavilion for the Expo 2015 international exhibition. Finalist in an open design competition. In collaboration with Yonatan Cohen and Davide Schumann
2012
Forum TLV. Second place in an Invited competition by the Tel-Aviv municipality for a new type of exhibition building. 6000sqm. In collaboration with Nir Chen.
2012 Israel Design Award. Honorable Mentioned for the design of “Five Moments“ exhibition in Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
2010
Third place in the AI Best Architectural Project of the Year 2009 competition – un built projects category for the design of porter School of Environmental Studies. Axelrod Grobman Architects in collaboration with architects Joseph Cory and Nir Chen
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Los Angeles Merit award for excellence in architectural design for the design of the Spitzer-Salant School of Social Work and the Deichman Center for Social Interaction at Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. In collaboration with Architect Raquel Vert.
2009
Academic Encouragement Award in the 3D VR Simulation Contest by UC-win/Road at ”The 3rd International VR Symposium 11/2009, Tokyo, Japan. Yasha Grobman together with Roth Ron, University of Florida and Matthew Swarts, Imagine, College of Architecture at Georgia Tech
World Architecture Community Award for the design of the Eco-Wall project (Porter School of environmental Studies)
AI Best Architectural Project of the Year 2008/9. Design award (out of about 300 international submissions) for the design of the Spitzer-Salant School of Social Work and the Deichman Center for Social Interaction at Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
Yuli Ofer Prize for Advancement of Architecture. First Prize. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
AIA San Francisco "New Practices San Francisco" - Honorable Mention (Irit Axelrod)
2008
Porter School of Environmental Studies design competition. First prize in an open international competition for the design of the Porter School of Environmental Studies. Axelrod Grobman Architects in collaboration with architects Joseph Cory and Nir Chen. Israel. Jury chaired by architect Daniel Keizer, former Tel Aviv-Yafo city engineer
2005
Rechter competition for excellence in architecture – Finalist (Irit axelrod)
2004
Hefer High school design competition. First prize in an invited competition. Yasha Grobman in collaboration with Nir Chen. Jury chaired by Head of Hefer municipality
Israeli Pavilion Design competition - Israel Association of United Architects. First prize in an invited competition. Grobman Architects in collaboration with Eran Neuman, Gal Gaon, Tami Lapidot. Jury chaired by Architect David Guggenheim
2003
Sandberg grant for research and development for the best research project of 2002-2003. The award was given for the results of the initial stages of the research on digital architecture, which were accomplished within the frame of the PhD research. Jury chaired by Prof. Michael Levin
Bussan International Competition. Honorary mention in an International open competition. Grobman Architects in collaboration with Tomer Maymon and Tami Lapidot. Jury chaired by Swiss Architect Mario Botta
Exhibitions
2014
Green Thoughts - Sustainable Space in Israel 2014. Israel Association of United Architects Gallery. Curator: Haidi Arad. Opening 10.4.2014.
Sketchbooks - Sketch and drawing books by Israeli Architects. ZeZeZe gallery. Israel 1/2014.
2010
AI - Project of the Year exhibition – The Porter School of Environmental Studies. ZeZeZe gallery. Israel 11/2010.
Boston Architecture College (BAC) Gallery . The future of architecture. 12/2010.
2009
AI - Project of the Year exhibition. ZeZeZe gallery. Israel 6/2009
AIA San Francisco "San Francisco Living: Home Tours" (Irit Axelrod)
2008
Performalism - Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Yasha Grobman)
ZeZeZe gallery. Israel. Geotectura exhibition. Presenting a design for a pavilion. Design collaboration with Geotectura (Yasha Grobman).
DRL TEN. Architectural Association, London. Presentation of an entry to the DRL TEN design competition (Yasha Grobman).
2007
OCEAN - Conception Performative. Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain du Centre (FRAC), Orleans, France. Yasha Grobman - Participation as Ocean member. 2-6/2007
2005
AIASF Small Firms - Great Projects (Irit Axelrod)
Rechter Prize (Irit Axelrod)
40x40 young at the gallery of the Israeli United architects Association (Irit Axelrod)
2004
Israeli Architecture Biennale (Irit Axelrod)
2003
Soft[ware] Boundaries. Israel Association of United Architects Gallery. Brand Gallery. Emergen-C Project (Yasha Grobman)
2002
ARCHILAB . Brand Gallery. Emergen-C Project. Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain du Centre (FRAC), Orleans, France (Yasha Grobman)
Architect Dr. Yasha (Jacob) Grobman is an architect and researcher. He graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem (1997) and holds a Master of Architecture from the Design Research Laboratory in the Architectural Association (AA) in London (2001) and a PhD from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology (2008). He has been a postdoctoral fellow in Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) (2009-2010). Dr. Grobman has taught architecture design and theory and lectured in the USA, Israel, Switzerland and China. His research concentrates on performance oriented architectural design he use of computers for the design and manufacturing of sustainable and innovative architecture.
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Architect Irit Axelrod graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in the Technion (B.arch - 1993), with additional studies of Economics and Urban Studies at Tel-Aviv University (1989) Architect Axelrod is a partner in Axelrod Grobman Architects and has run a US-based practice in San-Francisco, CA since 2003