Publications

Works published in international magazines:

2017 | Six Senses website, Shaharut announcement.

2015 | “DOMUS”, November- December, Sri Lanka. Special issue dedicated to Ulrik Plesner.

2013 | “The architectural Review” website, June. Ulrik Plesner Playboy Architect of the Eastern world

2013 | “The Sunday Times Plus”, August, Sri Lanka. One foot in the past

2013 | “The New York Review of Books” website, May. Under Sri Lanka’s Big Roof

2013 | “Sunday Island”, August, Sri Lanka. Ulrik Plesner in Sri Lanka a review of In Situ

2008 | “The Sunday Times Plus”, February, Sri Lanka. If there was Bawa…

2008 | “The Architect- The Journal for the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects” , Issue 2, April-June, Sri Lanka. Plesner in Sri Lanka

2004 | “Wallpaper”, Issue 73, November, UK. Carmon Villa – Calming Home

1994 | “Living Architecture”, no. 13, Denmark. Beit Gabriel, Cultural- and Peace center

1993 | “Living Architecture”, no. 12, Denmark. Slotsarkaderne, shopping center in Hillerod

1987 | “Politiken”, June. 8 full page saturday articles on the future of Copenhagen center and harbour

1986 | “Living Architecture”, no. 5, Denmark. The Mahaweli buildings

1979 | “Architectural Review” June, England. Holy City Girdled in Green. Jerusalem parks around the Old City, including Bloomfield Garden and the Bell Garden.

1971 | “A+U” vol. 1, no. 7, july, Japan. Four houses, Colombo, Ceylon

1969 | “Arkitektur” no. 3 , Denmark. Polontolawa House, Ceylon

1966 | “Architectural Review”, February, England. Ceylon – Seven New Buildings

1965 | “Arkitekten”, nos. 16 and 17, Denmark. Works in Ceylon

Works published in Israel:

2018 | “xnet” Winning the Desert Stars competition

2018 | “israel21c” 8 of the most anticipated hotels opening in Israel in 2018

2018 | “Legit” Interview with Daniela and Mia

2017 | “The Marker” website, Shaharut Six senses announcement

2016 | “Mako” The millionaire architects: the 7 leading architects in Israel

2015 | “Xnet’ website. First Prize in the competition for “Hakeren Leyedidut“

2015 | “Xnet” website. Villa in Tel Aviv

2014 | “Xnet” website. Ecological villa

2014 | “Ha’aretz”, February. Ben-Gurion University

2013 | “Lady Globes”, no. 17, March. Interview with Daniela and Maya Plesner

2013 | “Ha’aretz” , March. Exotic dreams- Interview with Ulrik Plesner

2012 | “Xnet” website. Interview for Yom Kippur with Daniela Plesner.

2012 | “Israeli Architecture”, no.90. Interview with Daniela and Maya Plesner

2011 | “Binyan Ve’Diur” (Building & Living), no. 123. House in Hasharon

2011 | “Globes”, May. Ulrik Plesner receives the Royal Danish Academy

2011 | “Xnet” website. Film in the series: “Dream Architects”

2010 | “Xnet” website. “Living in a Thai palace”- house in Kfar Shmaryahu.

2009-10 | “Binyan Ve’Diur” (Building & Living). Special edition 10 Best offices in 2009

2009 | “Nisha”, no. 90. Interview with Daniela Plesner

2009 | “Forbes Israel”, no. 56. Best Architects

2009 | “Ha’aretz”, October. The American International School

2009 | “Ha’aretz” (in English), October. A lesson in school design

2009 | “Ha’aretz”, June. Preservation and Renovation, the Mint for JVP

2009 | “Globes”, May. Preservation of the Mint Building, Jerusalem, for JVP

2009 | “Ma’ariv”, April. Best Architects

2009 | “Ha’aretz”, January. Weekend Journal, houses in Moshavim

2008 | “Ha’aretz”, April. Weekend Journal King of the Jungle – The life story of Ulrik Plesner

2008 | “Ha’aretz”, January. The “Pagoda House”, Private houses in the center of Tel Aviv

2005 | Perspective, no. 24. Rokach prize for architecture for The Daniel Amichai Rowing Center, Tel-Aviv

2003 | “Architecture in Israel”, no. 55. The Daniel Amichai Rowing Center, Tel-Aviv.

2002 | Ha’aretz, May. Plesner Architects are planning the Jewish Heritage Center in Kiev

2001 | “Binyan Ve’Diur” (Building & Living), no. 75. Karmon House, Savyon

1998 | “Architecture in Israel”, no. 33. Beit Gabriel – Sea of Galilee.

1994 | “Engineers, Architects and Technologists”, December. Beit Gabriel – Sea of Galilee.

Awards:

2011 | The ‘CF Hansen Medal’, by the Royal Danish Academy, for ‘life time Artistic Achievement’ (2011) – the highest honour that can be awarded to a Danish architect.

2008 | Honorary Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, awarded by the Prime Minster of Sri Lanka.

2007 | ‘Best public building in Tel Aviv’ awarded for the Daniel Amichai Rowing Center, by the ‘Israel Society of Designers’.

2005 | ‘The Rokah Prize’, awarded for outstanding architecture of a public building – for the Daniel Amichai Rowing Center, by the Mayor of Tel Aviv.

1994 | ‘Yakir Israel’ (Honoured by Israel) awarded to’Beit Gabriel’ on the Sea of Gallillee, by the President of Israel.

1994 | The ‘Rechter Prize’ for’Bet Gabriel’, for best work of architecture in Israel, by the Israel Architects Association.

1993 | ‘The Castle Arcades’ in Hillerod, Denmark, (a 70.000 m2 commercial centre), nominated ‘TheBest European Commercial Center, 1993″ by ‘ICSC – the International Council of Shopping Centers’.

1987 | ‘Nykredit’s Architecture Prize’ for lifetime work (then the largest prize in Denmark), shared with the Danish architects Jorn Utzon and Henning Larsen.

1987 | The ‘Eckersberg Medal’ awarded by the Royal Danish Academy for artistic achievement.

1987 | The ‘Dreyer Foundation’ Architecture Prize (1987), Denmark.

1983 | The “Lifshitz Prize”, for beautifying Jerusalem. Awarded by Teddy Kollek, mayor of Jerusalem.

Credits:
Former Partners:

Geoffrey Bawa 1958-1967:
All Projects in Sri Lanka during these years.

Dan Wajnman 1980 – 1995:
Was part of planning and executions of all projects in the office during these years.

Itai Linenberg 1995 – 2005:
Was part of planning and executions of all projects in the office during these years.

Ruth Packer 1999 – 2011:
Was part of planning and executions of:
private residence in k.shmaryahu 1, private residence in k. shmaryahu 3, Engel no. 8, private residence in Nof –yam , private residence- israeli coastal plain , Business Management Faculty Building at Ben-Gurion University; competions: “Shade City” Venice Biennial, The Ben-Gurion university railway station and pedestrian bridge, Memory and community centre – Kiev, Boutique Hotel-Galilee, Resort Hotel- Israeli coastal plain, The city square of Ra’anana competition.

Nadav Salamon 2005-2010:
Was part of planning and executions of all projects in the office during these years.

Collaborations on Projects:

– Beit Gabriel Cultural Social Center: Spector-Amisar.
– The Ayalon Park – Regional Plan 5/3: Guggenheim Architects and Kaplan Regional Planners
– The Castle Arcades Town-Center Project: AK83
– The Hiriya Waste Landfill: Architect Amos Brandeis, in collaboration of SCS Eng. USA
– The Pagoda House: Interior Design: Andree Putman, Paris. Client representative: Arch. Tzila Zak.
– The Umayyad Palace Archeological Park: Architect Mike Turner
and Aron Weingrod.
– The Walworth Barbour American International School In Israel: Architect Haim Dotan and H2L2 (USA)
– “Shade City” An Urban Proposal Exhibited at The Venice Biennial: Curated By Architect Hillel Schocken With Architect Gal Gaon
– Gey-Ben-Hinom National: Mike Turner and Aron Weingrod
– Rothschild 104: skorka architects

Photographers:
– Amit Giron
– Mikaela Burstow-Uziel
– Shai Adam
– Rami Arnold
– Miki Kratsman
– Naama Baram
– Living Architecture Magazine

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