Yodan Rofè Architect and Urban Designer yrofe@bgumail.bgu.ac.il Tel: 972-8-6596884 Fax: 972-8-6596881 Mailing Address

Education

• 1997 . . . Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley. Advisor: Prof. Allan Jacobs. Thesis: "The Usefulness of Feeling Maps as a Tool in City Planning and Urban Design."
• 1992 . . . Master of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley.
• 1989 . . . Bachelor of Design in Environmental Design. Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.

Research interests

Topics in urban design and planning including:

• City and regional planning for arid and desert environments
• Urban design for sustainability
• History and theory of urban form
• Neighborhoods in urban theory and urban design
• Streets and street design guidelines
• Research methods in urban design
• Space Syntax analysis

Professional activities and distinctions

• From 1999 to 2003 served as Head of Urban Planning Section at Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing responsible for supervising plans for New Neighborhoods, Research and Guidelines, and Sustainable Development. Among the plans supervised:
  • Ramot C, Beer-Sheva: a new sustainable urban quarter of 15,000 units featuring transit oriented development, traffic calming, and ground water conservation.
  • North Sderot, structural plan for the northern extension to Sderot, 4,000 units.
  • Ariel City Center: a mixed quarter including 400 housing units and central business district.
  • Maale Edumim E1, structural plan and two detailed plans.

• Coordinator of joint Ministry of Construction and Housing and Ministry of Transportation project: Urban Street Design Guidelines
• Coordinator of joint Ministry of Construction and Housing, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment project: Handbook for Ground Water Conservation in Development and Construction published in 2004.
• Member of steering committees for Ministry of Transportation Design Guidelines:
• Member of inter-ministerial committee for ground water conservation in development and construction.
• Member of National Planning Council sub-committee for the development of new parking standards for Israel
• Member of Steering Group for Ministry of Environment's Local Agenda 21 Project.
• From 2001 serves as consultant for urban design and integration to NTA - Urban Transport Lines, the company that is responsible for planning and building the Tel-Aviv Light Rail System. In 2004 was responsible for the program of the NTA Mass Transit Master Plan International Workshop.
• From 1999 works as an associate with Euorteknos Srl. In Palermo, Italy on urban renewal and development programs.
• Has taught courses and studio projects in the Faculty of Architecture and City Planning at the Technion, Bezalel, and the Azrieli School of Architecture in Tel-Aviv.
• In 2002 received ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Silver Award for Architecture for the book: The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Design of Multi-way Boulevards, (jointly with Allan Jacobs and Elizabeth Macdonald).
• In 2004 co-founded and became board member of Merhav - Movement for Israeli Urbanism, intended to promote urban living, urban renewal, and improvement of public space in Israel

Selected publications

• Jacobs, A.B., Macdonald, E. and Rofè Y., (2002) The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Future of Multi-Way Boulevards, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. 257 pages.
• Rofè, Y., Drinberg, C. and Korin, Y. (2004) "Sustainable City Design in the Negev: The Ramot C quarter in Beer-Sheva," in: Bucci, A. and Diolaiti D. (Ed.) City, Commerce, Architecture, Proceedings of the 4th Triennale of Architecture and Planning: A Vision For Europe, Bologna, Italy, 7-9 October, 2004. pp. 388-397.
• Rofè Y., (2004) "Mapping people's feelings in a neighborhood: Technique, analysis and applications," Planum - The European Journal of Planning on-line.
• Rofè Y., (2004) "Sustainable Development in the Ministry of Construction and Housing Office of the Chief Architect" Adrichalut Nof, 13: 20-22 (in Hebrew)
• Rofè Y., (1999) - A Community Built Playground in Tel-Aviv, Built Environment, 25, (1): 61-65.
• Rofè Y, Jacobs A.B. and Macdonald, E. (1997) "Guidelines for the Design of Multiple Roadway Boulevards," Places. 11, (2): 40-47.
• Rofè Y. (1995) "Space and Community: The Spatial Foundations of Neighborhoods," Berkeley Planning Journal, 10, 107-125.
• Rofè Y, Jacobs A.B. and Macdonald, E. (1995) "Another Look at Boulevards," Places, 10 (1): 72-77.
• Publishes a Weblog on issues of City Planning, Urban Design and observing and using public space

 

Planning and Design Projects

• Alternatives for Begin Road, Tel-Aviv. Studying various alternatives of the design of Begin Road (ex. Petah Tikva Road) as a boulevard giving priority to pedestrian and bus movement with PGL - Transportation and Road Planners.
• Detailed Plan for Ortigia, the old city of Syracuse, Italy. With Marina Marino and the Ortigia Planning Office.
• Urban II Program for Bagheria - An urban renewal program centering on the renovation and re-evaluation of 17th century villas in the city of Bagheria near Palermo. Program financed by the Ministry of Public Works, Italy. With Euroteknos Srl.
• Program for urban rehabilitation and sustainable development (PRUSST) for the Alto-Belice Corleonese territorial pact - program financed by the Italian ministry of public works.