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Building: Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Completion: 2020
Client: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Architect: Foster + Partners
Collaborating Architect: Yuval Baer Galit Shifman Nathan Architects
Structural Engineer: Labaton & Partners
Landscape Architect: Moria-Sekely Landscape Architect
Environmental Engineer: EET Engineers
Lighting Engineer: Moshe Levy
Area: 15,724 m² (169,252 sq ft)
Cost: $70 million
AE Interests: sustainability, passive cooling, biophilic design, retractable roof made from Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), perforated aluminum screen/facade for shading, post-tensioned concrete structure, utilizes local Jerusalem stone cladding
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