About
Grobman Architects was founded in 1999 by architect Prof. Yasha J. Grobman.
Architect Prof. Yasha (Jacob) Grobman is an architect and researcher. He graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and holds a Master of Architecture from the Design Research Laboratory in the Architectural Association (AA) in London and a PhD from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. He has been a postdoctoral fellow in Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). Prof. Grobman has taught architecture design and theory and lectured in the USA, Israel, Switzerland and China. His research concentrates on computational design for the design and fabrication of sustainable and innovative architecture.
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Awards
2021
Hershel Rich Technion Innovation Award 2021. Given for the Mycelium and Nanocellulose Bio-Nanocomposite Materials research (Together with PhD student Noam Attias and Prof. Ezri Tarazi).
2020
Jacobs Award for the Technion’s Best Paper of 20 20 (given to Noam Attias, a PhD candidate under my supervision for a paper we co-authored, which presents her PhD research). Technion’s distinguish lecturer award (top 4%) for winter 20 20 semester.
2019
Kolomiets. A.*, Sorkin, E., Tarazi, E. Grobman, Y.J. 3rd place in the GE-Arcam UGM Competition 2019 for the “Best Creative part” Design.
Honorable mentioned for excellence in teaching at the Technion (top 12%) for winter 2019 semester.
2018
Jacobs Award for the Technion’s Best Paper of 2018 (given to Guy Austern, a PhD candidate under my supervision for a paper we co-authored, which presents his PhD research).
The Vanguard Award 2018 - Paul & Rodica Burg Fund (77,560 US$). Technion.
Honorable mentioned for excellence in teaching at the Technion (top 12%) for winter 2018 semester.
2017
First place in the 2017 AEC Excellence Awards in the sustainability category for the design of the Porter School for Environmental Studies building. Autodesk University. Las Vegas 12-16th November 2017.
Honorable mentioned for excellence in teaching at the Technion (top 12%) for winter 2017 semester.
2016
International WAN Facade Award 2016 – Honorable mention for the Porter School of Environmental Studies Design.
2014
First prize in the 2014 annual award by the Israel Builders Association for the best public building of 2014 (Porter School of Environmental Studies).
Technion’s distinguish lecturer award (top 4%) for winter 2014 semester.
2013
Best project award in the Ecologic Public buildings category for the design of the Porter School of Environmental Studies. In Sustainable Architectural Design conference n.4: Sustainable Synergy: Buildings, Environment and Society. Bait Vanoy. 25/11/2013. First prize in the 2014 annual award by the Israel Builders Association for the best public building of 2014 (Porter School of Environmental Studies). Technion’s distinguish lecturer award (top 4%) for winter 2014 semester.
Distinguished paper award in ICoRD ’13 International Conference on Research into Design conference (out of about 200 submitted papers - Grobman, Y.J., Pankratov Yekutiel, T).
Israeli Pavilion for the Expo 2015 international exhibition. Finalist in an open design competition. In collaboration with Yonatan Cohen and Davide Schumann
2012
Forum TLV. Second place in an Invited competition by the Tel-Aviv municipality for a new type of exhibition building. 6000sqm. In collaboration with Nir Chen.
2012 Israel Design Award. Honorable Mentioned for the design of “Five Moments“ exhibition in Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
2010
Third place in the AI Best Architectural Project of the Year 2009 competition – un built projects category for the design of porter School of Environmental Studies. Axelrod Grobman Architects in collaboration with architects Joseph Cory and Nir Chen
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Los Angeles Merit award for excellence in architectural design for the design of the Spitzer-Salant School of Social Work and the Deichman Center for Social Interaction at Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. In collaboration with Architect Raquel Vert.
2009
Academic Encouragement Award in the 3D VR Simulation Contest by UC-win/Road at ”The 3rd International VR Symposium 11/2009, Tokyo, Japan. Yasha Grobman together with Roth Ron, University of Florida and Matthew Swarts, Imagine, College of Architecture at Georgia Tech
World Architecture Community Award for the design of the Eco-Wall project (Porter School of environmental Studies)
AI Best Architectural Project of the Year 2008/9. Design award (out of about 300 international submissions) for the design of the Spitzer-Salant School of Social Work and the Deichman Center for Social Interaction at Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
Yuli Ofer Prize for Advancement of Architecture. First Prize. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
2008
Porter School of Environmental Studies design competition. First prize in an open international competition for the design of the Porter School of Environmental Studies. Axelrod Grobman Architects in collaboration with architects Joseph Cory and Nir Chen. Israel. Jury chaired by architect Daniel Keizer, former Tel Aviv-Yafo city engineer
2004
Hefer High school design competition. First prize in an invited competition. Yasha Grobman in collaboration with Nir Chen. Jury chaired by Head of Hefer municipality
Israeli Pavilion Design competition - Israel Association of United Architects. First prize in an invited competition. Grobman Architects in collaboration with Eran Neuman, Gal Gaon, Tami Lapidot. Jury chaired by Architect David Guggenheim
2003
Sandberg grant for research and development for the best research project of 2002-2003. The award was given for the results of the initial stages of the research on digital architecture, which were accomplished within the frame of the PhD research. Jury chaired by Prof. Michael Levin
Bussan International Competition. Honorary mention in an International open competition. Grobman Architects in collaboration with Tomer Maymon and Tami Lapidot. Jury chaired by Swiss Architect Mario Botta
Exhibitions
2020
Loose Ends. An exhibition within the frame of The Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts & Design 2020. Presenting Architectural Scale Rotational Casting. Curators: Ayelet Carmon. Yael Moria. A research project by *Ryan Pourati. Supervised by Aaron Sprecher, Arnon Bentur and Yasha J. Grobman. MUSA Eretz Israel Museum. Tel Aviv. 2020.
2019
Cover Version – Israeli Icons Printed in 3D. With Ezri Tarazi and *Michael Weizmann. Rishon Le Zion Museum. Curator Dana Arieli. 3/2019.
2018
Design Computing 2018. Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University of Prague. Department of Architectural Modelling. 11-17/10/2018. Prague. Czech Republic. 2018.
2015
The Human Parameter. ZeZeZe Gallery. Tel-Aviv. 7/ 2015.
2014
2014 KIYFE invited International Exhibition. Munjeong-dong Raemian Gallery. Opening 20.11.2014. Seoul South Korea. 2014.
2014
Green Thoughts - Sustainable Space in Israel 2014. Israel Association of United Architects Gallery. Curator: Haidi Arad. Opening 10.4.2014.
Sketchbooks - Sketch and drawing books by Israeli Architects. ZeZeZe gallery. Israel 1/2014.
2010
AI - Project of the Year exhibition – The Porter School of Environmental Studies. ZeZeZe gallery. Israel 11/2010.
Boston Architecture College (BAC) Gallery . The future of architecture. 12/2010.
2009
AI - Project of the Year exhibition. ZeZeZe gallery. Israel 6/2009
2008
Performalism - Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Yasha Grobman)
ZeZeZe gallery. Israel. Geotectura exhibition. Presenting a design for a pavilion. Design collaboration with Geotectura (Yasha Grobman).
DRL TEN. Architectural Association, London. Presentation of an entry to the DRL TEN design competition (Yasha Grobman).
2007
OCEAN - Conception Performative. Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain du Centre (FRAC), Orleans, France. Yasha Grobman - Participation as Ocean member. 2-6/2007
2003
Soft[ware] Boundaries. Israel Association of United Architects Gallery. Brand Gallery. Emergen-C Project (Yasha Grobman)
2002
ARCHILAB . Brand Gallery. Emergen-C Project. Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain du Centre (FRAC), Orleans, France (Yasha Grobman)