About Meltzer April Architects

Meltzer April Architects office has extensive reputation and experience. We specialize in variety of scales and project types and deal with all the aspects of planning. From Master Planning to detailing, planning neighborhoods to buildings, landscaping and interior design. We have unique experience with preservation and restoration of historical compounds and buildings. Our work has the reputation of thoroughness, high level of  service and professionalism.

Our experience and reputation benefit the client when dealing with large-scale projects and working under tight schedules. We proud ourselves on producing professional and high quality drawings, working productively with planning authorities and supervising execution, always keeping to our best standards. Between our clients are: the Knesset (Israel’s parliament), the Ministry of Construction & Housing, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Hebrew University, the Jerusalem Foundation and many more firms, institutes, associations and entrepreneurs, private and public.

The Team

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Nahum Meltzer

Nahum Meltzer’s architectural work has been shown numerous times in professional forums, exhibits and lectures and has been published in professional journals. Nahum graduated from the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology magna cum laude. Has since then worked in several offices such as D. A. Brutzkus- Jerusalem, independently and in partnership with Nechemia Gorali, G. Igra and A. Cohen. Nahum served as member of the board of Jerusalem’s district committee, as representative of the Architect’s Association and taught in the Department of Architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Today is a senior partner at  Meltzer April Architects.

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Yitshak April

 Graduate of the Department of Architecture at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. Throughout his studies has won several excellence awards. Graduated from the Masters Program in Architecture and Urban Culture- at UPC Barcelona. Worked in several offices in Jerusalem and taught in the Department of Architecture at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in the city. Today is a partner at  Meltzer April Architects.

Nissim Alalu

 Graduate of the Department of Architecture at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Desig Jerusalem. Worked in several offices in Jerusalem. Today is a partner at Meltzer  April .Architects

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Mati Elstein

Team Manager

Maayan Tokkie Carmel

Team Manager

Michael Genis

Ambram Benchimol

Keren Davidi Nemanov 

Royi Shamir

Anna Smirnov

Tamar Eitan

Hila Kerner

Sharon Sander
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Awards and competitions, Nahum Meltzer

1993: The Presidential Award- Nachalat Shiva Project. Architect Nahum Meltzer.

1994: Association of Architects and Engineers Award- Nachalat Shiva Project. Architect Nahum Meltzer.

1997: Winning the competition to plan the Jerusalem Technology Park, Givat Ram, Jerusalem. Architect Nahum Meltzer, N. Meltzer G. Igra Architects.

2002: Winning the competition to plan the expansion of the Knesset- the Israeli Parliament. Architect Nahum Meltzer, N. Meltzer G. Igra Architects.

2012: Winning the competition to plan the Wohl Rose Park visitors center, Jerusalem.

Publications

1991 Jerusalem Architecture, David Kroyanker, Keter Publishing House

1991 The story of the City Hall, David Kroyanker, Ariel Publishing House

1992 Nahalat Shiva rehabilitation, Ariel Publishing House

1999 Cover story, Architecture of Israel quarterly, issue number 35

2004 The ‘Hurva’ synagogue rehabilitation, Ariel University Publishing

2008 60 years of architecture in Israel, Ran Publishing House

2009 The ‘Hurva’ synagogue- “and they shall make me a temple”, Ariel University Publishing

2009 Article on the expansion of the Knesset- the Israeli Parliament, Architecture of Israel quarterly, issue number 77

2010 Article in “The ‘Hurva’”, Yad Izhak Ben Zvi Publications

Our Clients

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