News and Events

“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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December 2010 | SAYA begins its advance research and work on the divided city of Nicosia

SAYA begins its advance research and work on the divided city of Nicosia. Read more

5-9 December, 2010 | field-visit to Nicosia

A field-visit to Nicosia for advance research and work on envisioning solutions for the divided city as the capital of Cyprus and an opportunity to a political settlement. Read more

November 2010 | Week-long kick off and joint meeting of SAYA and the S.Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace in Washington D.C.

A week-long kick off and joint meeting of SAYA and the S.Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace in Washington D.C. Read more

October 2010 | SAYA’s proposal for the Atlantic City Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial selected as top finalist

SAYA’s proposal for the Atlantic City Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial selected as top finalist. Read more

27-28 October, 2010 | Our ECOWEEK 2010 workshop is exhibited at the ENERGYTECH Exhibition and Conference in Tel Aviv

ENERGYTECH Exhibition and Conference for Solar Energy, Wind Power and Energy Efficiency in October 27-28, 2010 at Ganei Taaruha in Tel Aviv Read more

August 2010 | Construction works on the Kfar-Saba’s “Recycling Park” begin

Construction works on the Kfar-Saba’s “Recycling Park” begin Read more

25-30 July, 2010 | SAYA is leading a workshop during ECOWEEK 2010 in the Middle East

Karen Lee, Yehuda and Chen, together with the Greek Arch. Konstantinos Labrinopoulos are leading a workshop during ECOWEEK 2010 Read more

June 10th, 2010 @ 12:00 | Presenting “Spatial approaches for an Israeli-Palestinian Final Status Agreement” at the Center for Middle East Peace, Washington DC.

Yehuda and Karen Lee Bar-Sinai give a talk, presentation and Q&A session at the Center for Middle East Peace, Washington DC. Read more

June 9th, 2010 | Presenting Saya’s work to the US Department of State, Washington, D.C.

Yehuda and Karen Lee present SAYA’s work on Israeli-Palestinian issues to the US Department of State, Washington, D.C. Read more

June 2010 | Center for Middle East Peace, Washington D.C.

SAYA is invited to the Center for Middle East Peace, Washington D.C., for presenting spatial strategies toward Jerusalem’s Historic Basin. Read more

April 27th, 2010 | Karen Lee is giving a talk at the Architecture Faculty, Vizo Academy of art and design, Haifa, Israel.

Karen Lee Bar-Sinai giving a talk at the Architecture Faculty, Vizo Academy of art and design. Read more

January 14th, 2010 | Geneva Accord conference, Sheraton City Tower, Tel Aviv

Yehuda Greenfield-Gilat and Karen Lee Bar-Sinai present SAYA’s Jerusalem planning annex in a Geneva Accord conference in Tel Aviv. Read more

March 16th, 2009 | A Close Up on the Jerusalem Seam Line

Karen Lee Bar-Sinai will be giving a close up on the Jerusalem seam line for California College of the Arts architecture students. Read more

March 12th, 2009 | Faculty of Architecture, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem – Lecture:“Architecture and Peace Building”

Karen Lee Bar-Sinai will be lecturing on: “Architecture and Peace Building”, in the Faculty of Architecture, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. A panel and discussion to follow.
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November, 2007 | Karen-lee Met the Queen of England, her Majesty Elizabeth II

Karen Lee Bar-Sinai was selected to represent the London based Goodenough College in an anniversary celebration and meet with the Queen of England, her Majesty Elizabeth II. Read more

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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Recycling, playful spaces, and education for Change: The Recycling Park in Kfar Saba ... Read more ›

Updates/Projects

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Is Peace Possible? Interactive Map ... Read more ›

Updates/Events

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

Updates/News

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