Gerard Heumann

Jerusalem neighborhood planning committees are a farce.

As town planning schemes, once approved, become law, there is little room for technical errors.

Serious dialogue at the highest academic levels between leaders of the two disciplines is called for to clarify the boundaries of responsibility of their respective fields.

Malha, Har Hotzvim, west Jerusalem – the JDA has always liked to think big, for better and – far too often – for worse.

Beginnings, we know, are all-important.

The Supreme Court vs. Cinema City.

Each town must have a fully developed and accessible “heart,” including a central, well-enclosed, lively and unifying open space.

Lacking a body of historical precedents, creating a ‘Jewish’ architecture simply isn’t possible. Yet any true Israeli architecture would have to give expression to our Jewish identity and values.

How did Kahn, a Jew, come to design the capital of a Muslim nation?

To fully exploit the planning and urban design opportunities that may come in the wake of the ongoing revolution in modern banking, they must be strongly supported by reasonable city tax policies.