Our Approach
Shaga Architects is a Tel-Aviv based Architecture, Design & Urban Planning Studio founded by Gary Freedman and Shany Barath, operating across scales - from strategic urban frameworks and masterplans to buildings, large scale interiors and material detail.
Human-Centred and Climate-Aware, we use design to connect people and communities to each other and to their environment.
Combining contextual sensitivity with a clear architectural agenda and an in-house culture of innovation where custom design technologies are embedded in the the creative process, we lead complex developments from early feasibility and statutory processes through detailed design and realization, shaping inventive and architecturally distinctive projects
Our Team
Arch. Gary Freedman
Co-Founder | Principal Architect
MSc (hons) TU Delft, NL
MArch Architectural Association, UK
AEAI (Israel), RIBA (UK)
Gary is a qualified RIBA chartered architect (UK) and a licensed architect in Israel. He has practiced architecture in the UK, The Netherlands, China, Singapore, and Israel. With extensive experience in international markets, his expertise lies in the development of landmark buildings and environments where the integration of innovative knowledge and design sensibility is met with local market needs and client requirements.
Gary previously worked with Ben Van Berkel/UNStudio Amsterdam where he led the design of commercial mixed-use developments and cultural buildings in China, SE Asia & Europe as well as Allies and Morrison in London.
Gary holds a Master’s in Architecture from the TU Delft (MSc with high distinction), a MArch in Advanced Design and Computation from the prestigious Architectural Association in London.
Gary has been teaching for over a decade in the AA London, TU Delft and the Technion. He is the recipient of the Archiprix Design Award, the Royal BKVB Fonds award for exceptional emerging architects by the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.
Gary served for 6 years as a Naval officer in the Israeli Navy.
Arch. Shany Barath
Co-Founder
MSc (hons) TU Delft, NL
MArch Architectural Association, UK
SBA (Netherlands)
Asst. Prof. Shany Barath is an architect and the director of D.DLab (Disrupt.Design) for architectural design research in the faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Shany received her degree in architecture from the TUDelft faculty of Architecture in The Netherlands (MSc. with distinction) and her postgraduate degree in Architecture & Computation (M.Arch) from the Architectural Association (AA) Design Research Laboratory in London. Between 2009-2018 Shany was appointed the academic role of Studio Master at the AA in London and directed the TLV program.
Shany practiced Architecture at West 8 in Rotterdam, and UNStudio in Amsterdam where she was involved in the design of large residential and public projects as well as the setup of the office’s design research and knowledge communities. Among other awards, she was the winner of the prestigious AICF Cultural foundation grant of excellence and the recipient of the Archiprix Design Award. She has lectured, published, and exhibited worldwide including the Venice biennale, Beijing biennale, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, the London Eco-Build and the FRAC Centre for contemporary art.
Join us!
We are always looking for motivated and talented people to work with us. Shaga Architects offers work experiences at different levels to architects, planners, interior designers, parametric specialists and interns.
To Apply:
For all applications, please email your portfolio including a CV, application letter and a digital portfolio to: hello@sha-ga.com
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