Pecha Kucha Presentation The Israeli Association of Landscape Architects IFLA Europe General Assembly 2013, Berlin
Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Delegate
Landscape Architecture In Israel Education: Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa 4 Year Program – Bachelor Of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A) 15-20 Graduates Annually 2/3 Year Program – Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A)
*ISALA Board is
considering to advance another Landscape Track (Tel Aviv or Jerusalem)
Registration & Licensure In Israel every practicing Landscape Architect needs to be registered and Licensed. By the Trade and Business Division, The Ministry of Economy – 1958 Law
Practice 300 Active Landscape Architects Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
ISALA – The Israeli Association of Landscape Architects •
Founded in 1951
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Board of Directors (Chair + 5 directors)
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Advisory Board (10 Representatives)
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Members – 300 in 2012.
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Annual International Meeting – Attended by Landscape Architects, Architects, Planners, government and Public Agencies.
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Partnerships with Technion, Related Associations (Architects and Planers organizations, NGO’s etc.
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2013 is a turning Point – New Chair and Board - Ambitious goals •
Reaching out to our colleagues abroad and Israel
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Updating our Charter
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New Logo, Website, etc.
Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel In General the profession in Israel is on the Rise Signs for Optimism • Growing Awareness on the significance of the profession • Stronger Presence in government Agencies • More Legislature – also because of Israel’s joining of the OECD (2012) • More Public and Government Agencies are demanding a Licensure in Landscape Architecture (That the Planning/Design be executed by a landscape architect rather than an architect) • Continuous Growth and Steady Economy • Growing Demand for Housing Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel Many Challenges Lie Ahead Challenges • Recruiting students for landscape architecture – not enough registration • Raising awareness and significance of the profession • Lack of Landscape Architects • Low Professional Fees (30-40% of what our colleagues in the US charge) • Some Major Government Agencies still lack the understanding of the profession – especially those involved with major infrastructure (Trains, roads, etc.) • A need for more Legislature (Environmental Legislature) • Lack of professional International connections Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel – Unique Projects
Planning of cities – Addressing issues of sustainability and urbanism in semi-arid climates Growing Awareness of Biodiversity and Ecosystems - Beer Sheba City Master Plan Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel – Unique Projects
Planning of cities – Addressing issues of sustainability and urbanism in semi-arid climates Growing Awareness of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Beer Sheba City Master Plan Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel – Unique Projects
Reclamation Projects on a National Level Growing Awareness the need to develop with the environment as a leading factor Ayalon Park and Hiriya Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel – Unique Projects
Broad Open space structure Public Open Space Infrastructure
Micro Basins
New and Future Planning Projects Base Plan
Research and Development – on the Edges of the profession Green Infrastructure / Soft Infrastructure – TLV Stormwater Plan Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel – Unique Projects
Research and Development – on the Edges of the profession Green Infrastructure / Soft Infrastructure – TLV Stormwater Plan Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel – Unique Projects
Slides: Borrowed from Topos conference in Munich: Strategic Urbanism – Herbert Dreiseitl Research and Development – on the Edges of the profession Green Infrastructure / Soft Infrastructure – TLV Stormwater Plan Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Landscape Architecture In Israel – Unique Projects
Research and Development – on the Edges of the profession Green Infrastructure / Soft Infrastructure – Projects on a city Scale Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep
Pecha Kucha Presentation The Israeli Association of Landscape Architects IFLA Europe General Assembly 2013, Berlin
Leor Lovinger, Landscape Architect Board of Directors Member and IFLA Rep