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Education:

  • 1982 - B.sc in Architecture and Town Planning, Technion-The Israeli Institute of Technology.
  • 1981-1983- Moshe Safdie and Ass. Jerusalem, Israel.
  • 1986-1987- Edna and Rafael Lerman and Ass. Tel-Aviv, Israel.
  • 1987-1988- Igal Yawetz and Ass. – LONDON.
  • 1984- Own practice

Research:

  • Green Kindergarten –Activated by Passive Solar Energy.

Michael Vaknine ARCHITECT AND TOWN PLANNER

Architectural Competitions:

  • Mizpeh-Ramon – Passive solar system neighbourhood.
  • Yad Vashem – Memorial.
  • Yugoslavia – Wooden House.
  • Pi-Ner- A Settlement in the Galilee.
  • Supreme Court Building un Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Cottages Zone in Ashqelon, Israel.
  • Hadasah Hospital- Donors’ device.
  • Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition- Japan 1999
  • House and Hospital for Elder People in Jerusalem – I win the first price.
  • The Institute of the Holocaust Studies in Haifa, Israel.
  • Neighbourhood in Har-Gilo, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • International Competition in the Tomihiro Museum of SHI-GA-Japan 2001.
  • The International Design Competition for Environmental Art Forum in Annaka-Japan 2003
  • International Architecture Competition for the Realsation of the Olympic Landmark, Paris 2012 - 2004.
  • Venice 2006-Urban Competition-Bridge Museum in Italy
  • Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park – Idea Design Competition 2007
  • Shinkenchiku International Residential Competition - Four Square House Design Problem 2008
  • 3rd Living Steel International Arcitectural Competition For Sustaiable Housing 2008
  • Custom Home Design Challenge , BAHAMAS 2009
  • Frankfurt Grossmarkethall Memorial - 2009
  • Self Sufficient Building – 2009
  • The House Above the Ruins, Ramat Yshai, Israel- 2010- Third Place
  • A New Landmark for Aldgate, London – 2010
  • Place Lalla Yeddouna- Fez , Morocco – 2010
  • A National Monument Marking the Red Army's Victory Over Nazi Germany , Ashdod Israel – 2011
  • New Natural History Museum , Jerusalem, Israel – 2012
  • Collider Activity Centre, Bulgaria – 2013
  • 5th Advanced Architectural Contest, Self Sufficient Habitat – 2013
  • Bamiyan Cultural Centre, Afghanistan – 2015
  • Extension Between Alvar Aalto Museum and Museum of Central Finland – 2016
  • Primary school, 18 classrooms , Beit Haemek, Israel – 2016
  • The Centre of Israeli Firmness, Israel – 2016
  • Student Dormitories , Haifa, Israel- 2017
  • Israeli Air Force Museum – 2017
  • Barilla Pavilion – 2018
  • Prefabricated Construction for Civic Building , Akerstein comp. – 2019
  • Academy to Hebrew Language in  Jerusalem - 2020
  • Pedagogical Innovative Space - 2022 - First place