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One house, two dreams: a modern glass villa meets an English country manor

On a 1,000-square-meter plot in central Israel, two architects who were once a couple themselves reconciled their clients' opposing visions, creating a 750-square-meter home that pairs a striking concrete-and-glass exterior with warm, eclectic interiors and English country charm

Amnon Direktor | 10.24.26

When the landscape enters the home, a quiet and enduring connection emerges

A home is not a sealed box: why trees, courtyards and daylight belong in Israeli architecture

From tree-lined halls to open courtyards, architect Ronnie Alroy sees greenery as a way to bring memories, calm and belonging into everyday life; amid Israel's urban development, she argues that planting should shape a home, not simply decorate it

Ronnie Alroy | 10.23.26

Jerusalem’s Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue set to reopen nearly 80 years after it was destroyed

After years of reconstruction and archaeological work, the 19th-century Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue is nearing its return to Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter, restoring a landmark destroyed in 1948 to the Old City skyline

Talia Levy Rosenbaum | 10.04.26

The home’s rear façade opens onto a landscaped garden, swimming pool and outdoor entertaining areas

Modern farmhouse gets a sleek Israeli makeover

Sprawling Sharon region home blends warm natural materials with industrial accents, soaring ceilings and seamless indoor-outdoor living

ynet Global | 09.29.26

בית פרטי באבן יהודה, עיצוב פנים: ליעד יוסף

The house children never want to leave: Inside a home with its own basement playground

A young family transformed a newly built 3,550-square-foot home in Even Yehuda with a pool, outdoor kitchen, tailored bedrooms and an elaborate basement featuring a ninja course, fireman’s pole, hidden reading nook, gym and glass-walled home office

Yulia Prilik Niv | 09.26.26

Why Israelis are ditching hotels for tiny luxury homes

From a 50-sqm Art Deco retreat to a yacht-inspired marina apartment, these vacation homes trade everyday practicality for bold colors, smaller kitchens and the feeling of checking into a boutique hotel

ynet Global | 09.10.26

Florentin, Tel Aviv’s trendiest neighborhood gets a major urban makeover

New preservation rules, added housing, pedestrian streets and public gardens are reshaping the century-old south Tel Aviv neighborhood while planners try to protect the dense commercial fabric that made it famous

Talia Levy Rozenboim | 09.05.26

Fed up with soaring rent, Israeli turns an 11-square-meter caravan into a home on wheels

After soaring rents pushed him to rethink conventional housing, Yam Netz built an 11-square-meter caravan into a fully equipped home and lived in it for four years before moving to Australia

Maya Benita | 08.28.26

New ‘White Lotus’ location: Iconic Paris hotel once used as Nazi headquarters, now Israeli-owned

The fourth season is filming at Paris’ Hotel Lutetia, a 1910 landmark that housed Nazi military intelligence, later received Holocaust survivors and is now owned by Israeli businessman Alfred Akirov’s Alrov Group

Amnon Direktor | 08.16.26

הבית היפה בישראל, תכנון: פיצו קדם אדריכלים

Israel’s most beautiful home: blend of raw concrete with sweeping nature views

Architect Pitsou Kedem designed the restrained Karmei Yosef villa around its steep terrain, natural light and views of Tel Gezer National Park, earning Israel’s 2025 Architecture Award for private construction

Talia Levy Rozenboim | 07.30.26

Israeli-American architect transforms Holocaust Museum LA, where memory meets life

Hagy Belzberg resigned a new Holocaust Story Center that blends into the park and surrounding community; the $70 addition includes a hologram theater of Holocaust survivors who 'talk' to the audience and space for 25,000 exhibits

Ayala Or-El, Los Angeles | 07.19.26

Inside the 900-square-meter Israeli home built around concrete, light and landscape

Designed by Ronnie Alroy Architects, the three-level residence uses exposed concrete, skylights, glazing and planted courtyards to connect its living spaces with the surrounding terrain while balancing monumental scale with warmth and privacy

ynet Global | 07.19.26

New York’s Flatiron Building turns into luxury homes, with apartments reaching $50 million

The 123-year-old Manhattan landmark, once a pioneering office tower and tourist magnet, is being converted into just 36 private residences, with a new exterior lighting system, restored historic details and ultra-luxury amenities

Amnon Direktor | 07.06.26

Inside the blue dream villa with a private cinema and pool

A 500-square-meter family home in central Israel was transformed from a beautiful but empty shell into a layered, eclectic retreat, with turquoise and deep blue accents, custom furniture, a windowless cinema room and an outdoor dining area for 24 guests

Yulia Prilik-Niv‏ | 07.04.26

מלון אטרקשן. ברקע: Empire State Building

Gaudí’s lost New York hotel: The 1,180-foot tower that never rose

More than a century ago, Antoni Gaudí designed an extraordinary 360-meter hotel for New York that was never built; Lost blueprints, decades of mystery, and new AI-generated renderings are now reviving one of architecture's greatest 'what ifs'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.28.26

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