Kiryat Gat Studio

This project is an international collaboration between the Tel-Aviv University Laboratory for Contemporary Urban Design and the Site & Systems Planning Studio in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies & Planning in order to envision, plan, and design prototypical sustainable residential communities for Israel 2025. The long term research strives to plan, design, and retrofit existing residential communities to become low carbon, ecologically responsive, incorporate new technologies, and generally enhance the livability and self-relience of local residents and potential newcomers.