During the course of each Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture conference, prominent architects present case studies of their work as they relate to the conference topic. These projects serve as the basis for exploring broader issues in contemporary architecture. The videotaped conference proceedings are now available for purchase.

Material & Craft 16-18 May 2004 (set of 21)
Cecil Balmond, Shigeru Ban, James F. Carpenter, Bob Cather, Peggy Deamer, Andrew Hall, Ross Lovegrove, Bruno Miglio, Peter Ross, Moshe Safdie and Michael Arad discuss their use of a specific material or realization of a certain theme based on examples of their own work. Includes presentation and workshop sessions.

Reinventing Space: Beyond the Boundaries of the Twentieth Century 11-14 June 2000 (set of 10)
Cecil Balmond, Charles Jencks, Daniel Libeskind, Thom Mayne, Enrique Norten, Carme Pines, Wolf Prix, Robert A. M. Stern, Bernard Tschumi and Ken Yeang explore how traditional formalities and cultural and economic preconceptions can be transcended to produce buildings in tune with new social and environmental attitudes.

Megaform as Urban Landscape 21 - 23 June 1998 (set of 11)
Henri Ciriani, Mels Crouwel, Kenneth Frampton, Steven Holl, Ricardo Legorreta, M.J. Long, Fumihiko Maki, Richard Meier, Axel Schultes, Manuel de Sola-Morales, and Rafael Vinoly address the issue of how today's urban landscape may be modified and mediated through the generation and application of large building types, city halls, convention centres, museums, airports and hybrid commercial institutions of all kinds. Technology, Place & Architecture 9 - 11 June 1996 (set of 12) Raimund Abraham, Stanford Anderson, Kenneth Frampton, Enric Miralles,Glenn Murcutt, Jean Nouvel, Patricia Patkau, Renzo Piano, Alvaro Siza, Kaarin Taipale and Peter Walker explore the expanding influence of technology on architecture, and the challenge this presents to retaining a sense of place and local character.

Architecture, History and Memory 7 - 10 November 1994 (set of 13)
Dimitris Antonakakis, A.J. Diamond, Balkrishna Doshi, James Ingo Freed, Arata Isozaki, Antoine Predock, Stanford Anderson, Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rykwert focus on the role that history and memory play in architectural thought and practice.

The Public Building: Form and Influence 8 - 11 November 1992 (set of 14)
Henry Cobb, Charles Correa, Romaldo Giurgola, Herman Hertzberger, Ram Karmi & Ada Karmi Melamede, Rafael Moneo, Richard Rogers, Moshe Safdie, Stanford Anderson, Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rykwert discuss various aspects of public architecture.

The videotaped conference proceedings are now available for purchase, at cost, to schools, organizations and museums.

For more information contact:
Lynne R. Rosman
The Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture
Tel: 972-2-566-5107
Fax: 972-2-561-0028
Email: jersemar@yadhanadiv.org.il