Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival one of the three Competition joint-winners - Daniel Mintz

 We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to the one of the three Competition joint-winners of our "Norman Foster Foundation Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival " competition – Daniel Mintz from Israel!

Please tell us about your company (when it was founded, where it is based, how many employees, etc) Alternatively, if you do not have a company, please give us some insights on your own professional/academia background.

Mintz Melamed Architects was established in 2007. Currently working in full partnership with arch. Daphne Laura Dagan and arch. Yossi Hayu (M+JL architects) - based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In response to the challenge posed by the competition a collaboration was formed with Marina Epstein-Pliouchtch Architect and Town planner, BEA Architects @ Town Planners.

Participants: Marina Epstein-Pliouchtch Dr. arch., Yosi Hayu arch., Daphne Laura Dagan arch., Daniel Mandelbaum arch., Daniel Mintz arch., Batia Svirsky-Melloul arch., Alessia Tonnetti Guy arch

Brief information about the projects that you/your company have been involved with. For instance, what scale have you focused on/preferred, any significant projects where the company/ individuals have been Involved?

Projects:

- International School for holocaust studies, client: Holocaust ‘Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority ', Location: Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Area 10,000 sqm, year: 2010

- Geological Survey Israel, client: Government Housing Administration, Location: Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Area: 20,000 sqm, Year:2020

- Anu Museum, Client: Museum of the Jewish People, Location: Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Area: 7,000 sqm, Year:2021

What does architecture mean to you and what is the role of an architect in your society?

Three conceptual constellations encompass our work as architects: Memory - Tectonic - Infrastructure, inhabit our imaginary sky in constant fluctuation and change. They are structured and restructured through archaic underlying motifs: natural-synthetic; replication - imagenation; stability-vulnerability. The presented project illustrates the variation within the constellations, tracing the path towards architectural polyphony.

Why do you participate in architecture competitions?

 Competitions allow us to respond to the challenges posed by the human condition both globally and locally.