Ara Landscape Architecture and Urban Design

Introduction: Sataf – A Living Cultural Landscape Nestled on the western slopes of the Jerusalem Hills, Sataf is a rare and vibrant testament to the Mediterranean landscape tradition. This unique site blends native vegetation, ancient agricultural terraces, and spring-fed irrigation systems, layered within a dramatic topography of rugged hills and valleys. Sataf embodies the dialogue […]

A garden for conservation, located at the heart of the Talbiyah neighborhood in Jerusalem, that was built in the 1920s, during the British Mandate in Israel. The garden had its beginnings in the 1930s, when Elimelech Maxmilian Admoni, head gardener for the Jerusalem Municipality designed it in the spirit of the classic English garden. The […]

The site is a natural, undeveloped Kurkar (sandstone) hill, stretching over 40,000 sqm in the heart of Aseret, a community settlement on the coastal plain of south-central Israel. This hill is part of a large, continuous strip of regional conservation areas, designated by the National Outline Plan as a landscape reserve and archaeological site. The […]