News and Events

CrowdSourcing Peace at Tel Aviv’s Cities Summit

Karen Lee Bar-Sinai will talk about Crowdsourcing Peace at the Tel Aviv Global Cites summit, 7 September, 2015 Read more

SAYA will be Presenting at the Israeli Architects Association Conference, June 18th 2015

SAYA will be Presenting at the Israeli Architects Association Conference, June 18th 2015 Read more

ARCHITACTICS exhibit on display at Brandeis University, Fall 2014

ARCHITACTICS exhibit on display at Brandeis University, Fall 2014 Read more

“Diplomacy by Design”- A piece about SAYA in the current Foreign Policy issue

“Diplomacy by Design”- A piece about SAYA in the current Sep-Oct Foreign Policy issue Read more

A front page article about SAYA in Haaretz on Jerusalem Day

Haaretz feutres a front-page article on SAYA’s Jerusalem works: “Revealed: What a Partitioned Jerusalem would look like” Read more

ARCHITACTICS exhibit to display at Brandeis University, Fall 2014

ARCHITACTICS exhibit to travel to Brandies University in the fall of 2014 Read more

ARCHITACTICS exhibit to open at the US Institute of Peace, Washington DC

ARCHITACTICS exhibit to open at the US Institute of Peace, Washington DC between April 8th and May 12th Read more

“Designing The (Political) Environment…” – A piece about SAYA on Architizer.com

“Designing The (Political) Environment: How Two Firms Are Affecting Change In Israel And Palestine” – A piece about SAYA on Architizer.com, Feb 24th 2014 Read more

“How One Israeli Firm Thinks Architecture Can Make Peace” – A piece about SAYA on Curbed.com

“How One Israeli Firm Thinks Architecture Can Make Peace” – A piece about SAYA on Curbed.com, Jan 9th 2014 Read more

SAYA’s work included in a Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program Report: Opportunities for Cross-Sector Collaboration and Peace-Building in Israel and Palestine

SAYA was mentioned in a Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program Report:
Opportunities for Cross-Sector Collaboration and Peace-Building in Israel and Palestine
A stakeholder assessment for OneVoice Movement Read more

October 25th, 2013 | “ARCHITACTICS: Resolution Planning – New Geopolitical Tools & Applications” – Presentation by Chen Farkas & Lian Idan-Saga

Presentation by Chen Farkas & Lian Idan-Saga: “ARCHITACTICS”: Resolution Planning – New Geopolitical Tools & Applications Read more

October 24th, 2013 | “ARCHITACTICS: Architecture as a Creative Strategy in Territorial Negotiations” – Presentation by Karen Lee Bar-Sinai @ Harvard University

Presentation by Karen Lee Bar Sinai: “ARCHITACTICS: Architecture as a Creative Strategy in Territorial Negotiations”
October 24th, Harvard Read more

A Smithsonian Magazine piece about SAYA- “Can Architecture Help Solve the Israeli Palestinian Dispute?” by Yochi Dreazen

The Smithsonian Magazine “Can Architecture Help Solve the Israeli Palestinian Dispute?” by Yochi Dreazen, August 20th, 2013 Read more

ARCHITACTICS-Gallery talk with SAYA @ ZeZeZe Architecture Gallery, Tel Aviv Port , 9.8.13 11:00-12:30am

ARCHITACTICS -gallery talk @ ZeZeZe Architecture Gallery, Tel Aviv Port, August 9th, 11-12:30am Read more

“The secret to peace in the Middle East, at an architectural expo” – A piece about SAYA on Haaretz

“The secret to peace in the Middle East, at an architectural expo” – A piece about SAYA on Haaretz, July 25th, 2013 Read more

ARCHITACTICS- An exhibition featuring SAYA’s work opening @ ZeZeZe Architecture Gallery, Tel Aviv Port , 18.7-24.8

An exhibition dedicated to SAYA’s work upcoming at @ ZeZeZe Architecture Gallery, Tel Aviv Port , July-August 2013. Read more

“Activist Architecuture”- A piece about SAYA in the June issue of DOMUS

“Activist Architecuture”- A piece about SAYA in the June issue of DOMUS, June 2013 Read more

“Blessed are the Map Makers”- A piece about SAYA in today’s New Yorker:

“Blessed are the Map Makers”- A piece about SAYA in today’s New Yorker: Read more

April 24, 2013 | “Architecture, Peace-building and Conflict Resolution in the Israeli-Palestinian context” – A Talk by Karen Lee Bar-Sinai @ Brandeis University

Presentation by Karen Lee Bar Sinai: “Architecture, Peace-building and Conflict Resolution in the Israeli-Palestinian context” – April 24th, Brandeis University Read more

An exhibition dedicated to SAYA’s work upcoming at @ ZeZeZe Architecture Gallery, Tel Aviv Port , July-August 2013

An exhibition dedicated to SAYA’s work upcoming at @ ZeZeZe Architecture Gallery, Tel Aviv Port , July-August 2013. Read more

SAYA’s Recycling Park is awarded the 3rd place (out of 300 projects) in the Israeli Architecture Magazine “Project of the Year” competition @ ZeZeZe Gallery, April 9th, 2013

SAYA’s Recycling Park is awarded the 3rd place (out of 300 projects) in the Israeli Architecture Magazine “Project of the Year” competition, @ ZeZeZe Gallery, April 9th, 2013 Read more

April 16, 2013 | “Resolution Planning: How Architecture, Planning and Design can aid Peace Making” – Presentation by Karen Lee Bar-Sinai @ Harvard University

Presentation by Karen Lee Bar Sinai: “Resolution Planning: How Architecture, Planning and Design can aid Peace Making” – April 16th, Harvard Read more

April 12, 2013 | “Designing Israeli Palestinian Peace: The Role of Architects in Conflict Resolution” – Presentation by Karen Lee Bar-Sinai @ Concordia University

Presentation by Karen Lee Bar Sinai: “Designing Israeli Palestinian Peace: The Role of Architects in Conflict Resolution” – April 12th, Concordia University, Montreal Read more

April 7, 2013 | “Approaches to a Final Status Solution to the Jerusalem’s Historic Basin” – Presentation by Yehuda Greenfield-Gilat@ The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

Presentation by Yehuda Greenfield-Gilat: “Approaches to a Final Status Solution to the Jerusalem’s Historic Basin” – April 7th, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Read more

February 22, 2013 | Israeli Settlement Withdrawal: Negotiation lessons from the past, and planning for the future – Presentation by Karen Lee Bar-Sinai @ Harvard Law School

Presentation by Karen Lee Bar Sinai: Israeli Settlement Withdrawal – Negotiation lessons from the past, and planning for the future
12:00- 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 22th at the Wasserstein Room #1010, Harvard Law School Campus
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January 9, 2013 The Role of Designers in Negotiating and Israeli-Palestinian Border – Seminar by SAYA at Harvard

The Role of Designers in Negotiating and Israeli-Palestinian Border- a third seminar in “Designing a Yes” series. January 9th, 12:30 pm, Hauser Hall, Room 102, Harvard Law School
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SAYA is presenting at the Technion 100 year exhibition: “it starts here”

SAYA is presenting at the Technion 100 year exhibition: “it starts here” (Dec. 30th to Jan. 16th) Read more

Draw your own Israeli-Palestinian Boarder- Our Interactive Feature launched with the Atlantic

SAYA’s Interactive Borders Feature created with the Center for Middle East Peace has launched today with the Atlantic Magazine. Read more

“Recycling Park” wins the third place award as “Project of the Year”, Israeli Architecture Magazine

SAYA won 3rd place in the Israeli Architecture Magazine “Project of the Year” competition Read more

An Article About SAYA in Arkitekten

A profile article about SAYA has been published in the November issue of “Arkitecten” – the Swedish Architects Association Magazine. Read more

January 7-11 2013 – DESIGNING PEACE – workshop by SAYA at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

DESIGNING PEACE: Envisioning the Future Jerusalem | Harvard Graduate School of Design | J-term Workshop, 7-11 of January, 2013 Read more

November 20, 2012 – The Role of Architects in Negotiations – Seminar by SAYA at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

The Role of Architects in Negotiations: Designing a “YES” in Jerusalem | 12 p.m. Tuesday November 20th at At Stubbins Room (112) Harvard Graduate School of Design Read more

October 15, 2012- “Emergent Practices and Architectural Deserts” talk and workshop by SAYA at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

“Emergent practice and architectural deserts” a talk and workshop @Harvard, GSD, October 15, 2012 Read more

Karen Lee Bar-Sinai to give a talk about SAYA’s work at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

SAYA’s work will be presented at Harvard, Graduate School of Design- September 7, 2012 Read more

“Recycling Park” receives the Israeli National Design Award!

SAYA is a winner of the Israeli National Design Awards, 2012 Read more

“Recycling Park” to be featured in the upcoming issue of DOMUS

“Recycling Park” to be featured in the upcoming issue of DOMUS Read more

SAYA to present at an International Workshop: “Contested Urban Spaces of the 21st Century: Planning with Recognition”

SAYA to present in an upcoming international conference on Contested Urban Spaces, Tel Aviv University, 16-17 of May, 2012 Read more

SAYA will be presenting in the upcoming “Innovation” exhibition, Israeli National Design Award

SAYA to exhibit at “Innovation” exhibition, Israeli National Design Award, May 2012 Read more

An article by us posted on the Atlantic

See our piece: “The urban Challenge of Dividing Jerusalem” posted today on the International and Cities sections of the Atlantic Read more

SAYA’s fields of memory featured on the cover of IAA monthly bulletin

“Fields of Memory” featured on the cover of the October issue, the IAA bulletin Read more

January 18th, 2012 | SAYA will give a talk at the Architecture Faculty of the Technion, Haifa, Israel.

SAYA will be giving a talk at the Architecture Faculty at the Technion, Jan. 18th, 2012 @14:30 Read more

Forthcoming publications

Forthcoming publications of “Fields of Memory” and Recycling Park Read more

Following his New York Times article, read Bernard Avishai’s blog entry on SAYA

Following his NYT article, read Bernard Avishai’s blog entry on SAYA Read more

Opening our Tel Aviv offices

SAYA opens its Tel Aviv office and studio in Florentin Read more

January 2011 | Fast Company reviews “Fields of Memory”

See Suzanne Labarre’s review of our Atlantic City Memorial in Fast Company Read more

4 January, 2011, 9:00am | Our Kfar Saba Recycling Park official inauguration

4 January, 2011, 9:00am | Inauguration of our Recycling Park in Kfar Saba. Open public ceremony in the presence of the city’s Mayor
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Updates/Blog

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Educational Urbanism- Urban Design’s role in teaching in the city ... Read more ›

Updates/Publications

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Resolution Planning in Jerusalem, Urban Design ... Read more ›

Updates/Projects

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A movie featuring SAYA in the documentary web series “Chipping Away” ... Read more ›

Updates/Events

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SAYA will be Presenting at the Israeli Architects Association Conference, June 18th 2015 ... Read more ›

Updates/News

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