"Today an entire project can get stuck because a small nail is missing"

Architects are supposed to plan, design and promote the completion of the structure, but external interventions and complicated paperwork make them feel they are sinning against their purpose: "People do not ask whether the architect is design-fit for them, but how quickly he can advance the project."

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13/01/2022

Thursday, 13 January 2022, 09:59

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We all understand what an architect is and what his role is - to design buildings and find solutions in the landscape, urban planning and interior design.

But what do we really know?

"An architect designs the public space and public buildings according to his view and perception, while integrating into the urban space and without detaching from it," says Meidad Gendler, partner in the firm "v5 Architects". The public space, however, is sometimes the most interesting architecture is created. With them. "

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Integration in public space is not always a continuation of the existing one.

Architectural design by Meidad Gendler (Photo: Imaging: Adi Bueno Larkapt)

Meidad Gendler (Photo: Sam Jacobson)

But like everything else, architects do not work in a vacuum, literally.

"Recently we feel, at one level or another, over-involvement in the planning and design of buildings by the city's planning departments," Gendler adds. Authorities more cumbersome, once we worked with people, we could talk logically and explain things that are not understood. Today a project can get stuck because a small document is missing and automatically the program reviewers can not access the program at all. I think if there was flexibility of program reviewers, more authority That would lead to shorter schedules of licensing procedures, we could have built more easily and worked more correctly. "

No one shortens processes.

House designed by Marina Rechter Rubinstein (Photo: Amit Gosher, ReMa Architects)

Marina Rechter Rubinstein (Photo: Tal Ayalon)

Architect Marina Rechter-Rubinstein, owner of ReMa Architecture, notes: "The architect's job is to get all the permits relevant to the construction of the house he is planning. "Time and energies, which I wish were directed to the creative process and construction of some sort of work plans. Something in this process needs to change if only because of the long time it takes today to get a building permit.

" Not yet assimilated and there is still a lot of work to be done on the subject. In addition, the issue of relief in the authorities in the country is very cumbersome, if almost all the reliefs are approved, why are they not already in the law? As a result, the customer pays for the relief and his process is also very lengthy. I believe that we need to get to a situation, like abroad, where what is allowed is already in the law and is followed.That way, it will be possible to shorten processes. "

Rubinstein sees her projects as a work of art: "Every project involves thought, creativity and a lot of emotion. The first question I am asked by potential clients will always be - Have you worked with the specific council or municipality? How quickly can you get approval? People who build their dream home are not "They ask whether the architect is design-fit for them, whether his creativity will serve you in your home. Bureaucracy is the first question, and the very existence of this question emphasizes that there is room for improvement."

Get out of the stencil?

Possible, but authorities pile difficulties.

Design by Rosen Linenberg Architects (Photo: Oded Smadar)

Ron Rosen (Photo: Lia Gil)

"The authorities want to be a sieve," says architect Ron Rosen of Rosen Linenberg Architects, "their job is to sift through the things that are in the law and those that are not. In each case we see architects who have surrendered to regulation, and then everyone is satisfied. Works fast, gets rich quick. Who is not satisfied? Diversity, free thought and the desire to see something different from each other. The landscape Not "basting" the experience gets a feeling that everything is the same. Some neighborhoods have the same visibility as neighborhoods in other cities. The visual experience is the same.

"So what's the solution? Let the system produce a test of reliability. Experienced architects give it a kind of certification, as a kind of expertise with building permit approvals for its own projects. They will not need the authorities. He approves. Sometimes the project is completed, two thirds of the time wasted On approvals and execution is a third of the time.For example, a project lasts 5 years, sometimes over 3 years of content waiting to be approved.So much time and money has been wasted.It's not terribly time consuming to approve, but there is a kind of logic that does not exist here. Ourselves to countries in the reformed world, we are one of the countries that takes the most time and most of the time nothing happens. Simply bureaucracy: "

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