Author Archives: karenlee
Resolution Planning in Jerusalem, Urban Design
SAYA’s work on Jerusalem to be featured in an the upcoming issue of Zenith Magazine Read more
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
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
An article about SAYA’s work on Jerusalem featured in the the upcoming issue of Zenith Magazine
SAYA’s work on Jerusalem to be featured in an the upcoming issue of Zenith Magazine 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
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
ARCHITACTICS is now displaying at USIP, Washington DC

ARCHITACTICS exhibit now on at USIP in Washington, DC Read more
ARCHITACTICS: SAYA’s exhibition catalogue is out
ARCHITACTICS: SAYA’s exhibition catalogue is out 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
“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
“Joy and Urban Design” a talk by Karen Lee Bar-Sinai as part of “Designing Happy Places” course, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Karen Lee Bar-Sinai will explore the role of urban design as a catalyst for joy in our cities. 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
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
Karen Lee Bar-Sinai announced Loeb Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design
Karen Lee Bar-Sinai selected as a Loeb Fellow at Harvard Read more
Educational Urbanism- Urban Design’s role in teaching in the city
Recycling Park, Educational Urbanism and Design’s role in teaching in the city 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
“Is Peace Possible?” project launched today with the Atlantic

“Is Peace Possible?”- our project is out! the first chapter in a series of four launched today with the Atlantic, check it out here 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
INSIDE-OUT: Proposal for a visitor-center and museum, Rosh Pina

INSIDE-OUT- Our proposal for the Rosh Pina historical village visitor center and museum connects old and new, natural and built.
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About unreachable housing and cities: A proposal for installation in Safra Square, Jerusalem

About unreachable housing and cities: A proposal for installation in Safra Square, Jerusalem 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
Introduction to “Resolution Planning”

Resolution Planning- means using tools and observations from the world of architecture and design and applying them to conflict resolution processes. 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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Fields of Memory- Atlantic City Holocaust Memorial proposal

Linking the lost and the existing, the absent and the present, a site for commemoration with leisure urban activity: We proposed a semi surreal holocaust memorial, appearing as a rust looking wheat field which seems to have sprung out of the existing boardwalk to surround a reflecting pool.
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Entrance and exit terminals to the Old City: Jaffa Gate & Dung Gate, (2007)

This work is one in a series of projects utilize architectural methods for advancing conflict resolution of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The project explores the basic guides for integrating future border crossings around the Old City, around Jaffa and Dung Gates. Read more
Jerusalem 2050: A Plan for an Uncertain Future, Public competition, MIT, USA (2007)

The competition, initiated by MIT, called for proposals addressing the problems of conflicted Jerusalem by looking at them as challenges in urban design, rather than in the realms of policy making or international diplomacy. SAYA’s proposal was framework for solution, rather than one fixed plan. Read more
Guidelines for Adapting the Old City to a Special Regime

The Old City of Jerusalem is perhaps the most contentious issue in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and will certainly be a corner stone in any future solution of it. Its sovereignty, administration and control are questions of great dispute, and its holy sites resonate powerfully in the hearts and minds of Muslims, Jews and Christians around the world. Read more