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Israel Goodovitch was born on 1934 in Haifa, is an Israeli architect. Discover Israel Goodovitch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Birthday 1934
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1934

Israel Meir Goodovitch (ישראל מאיר גודוביץ', born 1934) is an Israeli architect and urban designer, known mostly as the former City Engineer of Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Goodovitch was born in Haifa, son of Ya’akov and Frida, who was the granddaughter of Rabi Arie leib Hacohen Popka and the great-granddaughter of Chofetz Chaim, Yisrael Meir Kagan.

He was born 4 months after the death of Chofetz Chaim, and was named after him.

Israel graduated Tichon Hadash high school in Haifa, and studied architecture in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

1950

Israel got married with Erela, a fellow architect and his business partner, in the 1950s.

The couple has two sons: public transportation expert Tomer Goodovitch, and architect Dekel Goodovitch.

1959

In 1959 Goodovitch received an award from Israeli Histadrut Fund for Young Creators.

1961

Between the years 1961 and 1963, he was a student of Kenzo Tange in the Department of Architecture of Tokyo University.

1963

He received a Ph.D. in urban design from the Department of Architecture, Tokyo University in 1963.

1964

He joined the group of architects Arata Isozaki and Reiko Tomita and was part of the group that planned the Olympic complex of the 1964 Olympic games in Tokyo.

In 1964 Goodovitch came back to Israel and served as director of Planning and Design in the Israeli Ministry of Housing.

1973

In 1973, Goodovitch joined Israeli Transportation Highway company, where he served as a consultant advisor until 1975.

While in office, Goodovitch planned the Division of Steel Six Days War monument in Yamit, Sinai.

1975

Between 1975 and 1998, Goodovitch was the head planner of several projects, including:

1998

In 1998 Goodovitch joined the Ron Huldai campaign for mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo.

During the campaign period, Goodovitch was the first to coin the term "The Historic City of Tel Aviv-Yafo".

1999

In March 1999, two months after he was appointed Tel-Aviv City Engineer, Goodovitch manifested his vision to the public, in a presentation called "If you wish it… 1999".

It was there where he coined the phrase "The historical city of Tel Aviv", referring to the borders later acknowledged by UNESCO as "The White City."

In that same constitutive event, Goodovitch announced that the vacant area north of the Yarkon river delta up to Herzliya's border will be declared open for prospect planning and remain a development reserve for future generations.

2000

Goodovitch served in office, defining the future development of Israel's central metropolitan, until he retired in 2000, at the age of 66.

In the year 2000 Goodovitch served as chairman of the Israel Institute of Architects & Town Planners.

2004

In 2004, he became a special assistant to Zurab Tchiaberashvili, Mayor of Tbilisi.

In 2004, Goodovitch established his private office, "Goodovitch Architects".

2005

Since 2005, Goodovitch is the chairman of "United Architects & Engineers of Israel".

2010

After Huldai's victory, Goodovitch was appointed as Tel Aviv-Yafo 10th City Engineer.

2011

11 years later, in 2011, Goodovitch issued his grand plan for Tel Aviv - "A city from the Sea".

It was a groundbreaking vision, focused on tackling the high density in the central parts of the city, bringing back the view, the breeze, and the sunlight to each and every resident.

In the program, Goodovitch was the first to suggest the shutdown of Sde Dov Hoz airport, and the construction of living neighborhoods in "Hagush hagadol", northern of the Yarkon river, and building an airport on an artificial island, 1.5 km offshore.

He was also one of the first architects to oppose Huldai's plan for a light rail in the Tel Aviv metropolitan, proposing a much simpler, practical solution - a "Green Ring" of bus lines, circling the center of Tel Aviv.