Bimkom is very grateful to our previous Chairs for their service and guidance, including:
Professor Tovi Fenster: 1999 – 2003
Architect Eli Elan: 2003 – 2004
Architect Yoav Weinberg: 2004 – 2007
Dr. Haim Yacobi: 2007 – 2010
Professor Yishai Blank: 2010 – 2013
Naama Meishar: 2013 – 2016
Professor Erez Zfadia 2016 – 2020
Dr. Michal Braier 2020 – 2024
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Dr. Chen Misgav
Chairperson
Geographer and Urban Planner. PhD in Geography and the Human Environment from Tel Aviv University. Research has included issues of planning and sexuality, and the needs of the LGTB population in Tel Aviv, and spatial activism regarding gender and sexual orientation.
Littal Yadin
Board member
Holds a Bachelor of Design degree from Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem (1978) and a Master of Science in Urban Planning degree from Columbia University, New York City (1985). From 1986 till 2003 worked in the public sector, amongst other posts as Director of the Urban Planning Department at the Jerusalem Municipality and as Deputy Director General for Planning at the Israel Government Tourist Corporation. Since 2004 works as an independent urban planner. In 2008-9 participated in a joint course for Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners sponsored by the School for Peace at Neve Shalom/ Wahat al Salam.
Dr. Oren Shlomo
Board Member
Architect and urban planning, completing a doctorate at Ben Gurion University on spatial codes in Israel’s Arab localities, and post-doctorate study at Haifa University on planning and law in the West Bank.
Nurit Agmon
Board Member
Nurit Agmon is a graduate of the Department of Architecture at the Betzalel Academy of Arts and Design, and an owner and partner of Braidman Agmon Architects. Agmon has experience in architectural design, spatial development, and supervision of planning projects of various scales, including: public buildings, educational institutions, residential buildings, private residential spaces, urban planning, preservation and restoration of historic buildings, and scenic planning. Her work is characterized by a holistic approach to architectural practice, with the belief that architecture plays a significant role in bringing out the value in public spaces.
Vardit Tzurnamel
Board Member
Vardit Tzurnamel is a Landscape Architect, and a graduate of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Technion. Tzurnamel has a Masters in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University, and is a partner in the Tzurnamel-Turner Landscape Architecture Firm, which engages in a wide range of landscape planning services.
Maisa Totry Fakhoury
Board Member
Architect and urban planning, completing a doctorate at Ben Gurion University on spatial codes in Israel’s Arab localities, and post-doctorate study at Haifa University on planning and law in the West Bank.
Muhammad Yunes
Board Member
Architect and Urban Planner, also has a degree in Political Science with a focus on local government. Lecturer at the Open University.
