
ARCH. JONATHAN LETZTER
A curatorial assistant and a researcher at the Azrieli Architectural Archive, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
Ph.D. in architecture, dissertation title:"Libraries in Israel: An Architectural Representation of the Zionist Movement and Israeliness"
M.A. in Architecture, Tel Aviv University, Thesis: "Additions to Historic Buildings - a Hermeneutic Interpretation"
B.A. in Architecture, Tel Aviv University

ARCH. JONATHAN LETZTER (Ph.D.)
Architecture Researcher
photography: Doron Letzter

C.V.
WORK, TEACHING AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2004-2005: Tourist guide in the old city of Jerusalem
2006-2010: 3D computer simulation in architecture and interior design
2008-2009: Research assistant of Dr. Esther Grabiner's, "Community Houses in Israel"
2009-2014: Architect at Amnon Bar Or Architects’
2010: B.Arch degree, Tel Aviv University, Azrieli School of Architecture
2011-2013: Teaching Assistant of Prof. Amnon Bar Or, Survey, Documentation and Evaluation of Historical Buildings
2014: Registered architect in Israel Engineers and Architects registrar
2016: M.A. degree, Summa cum Laude Tel Aviv University, Azrieli School of Architecture
2014-2019: Lecturer in the course "Spatial Geometry"
2016-2017: Teaching Assistant of Arch. Simon Fridman, "Material and details"
2017-2022: Researcher at Azrieli Architectural Archive, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art
Teaching Assistant of Prof. Arch. Eran Neuman in seminars, for M.A. students:
- 2020: "Architecture, Archive, Curation: The Case of Ram Karmi”
- 2020-2021: "Virtual-Real”
- 2021-2022: "Architecture, Archive, Curation: The Israeli Case study"
2021-2022: Teaching Assistant of Prof. Arch. Amos Gitai in the course "Cinema, Architecture and Politics", for M.A. students
2022: Ph.D. Tel Aviv University, Azrieli School of Architecture
ASSISTING IN ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS CURATION
2013: Production of the book - "Time of Conservation"(Heb.), Prof. Arch. Amnon Bar Or
2015-2018: Production of Final Projects students' exhibition, Azrieli School of Architecture, Tel-Aviv University
2017-… : Curatorial Assistant (Researcher and curatorial assistant to the curator Prof. Arch. Eran Neuman, at the exhibitions):
- Arieh Sharon – the Nation's Architect, Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2018)
- The Supreme Court: Sketches, The Azriel Architectural Archive, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2018)
- Sam Barkai: Eclectic-Modern, The Azriel Architectural Archive, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2019)
- Human, Pattern: Works from the Collection of Nahum Zolotov, The Azriel Architectural Archive, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2020)
- The Building: 50 years, The Azriel Architectural Archive, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2021)
- Primary Sources, The Tel Aviv University Art Gallery (2022)
2018, 2022: Production of the book - "Arieh Sharon – the Nation's Architect", Prof. Arch. Eran Neuman
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2010: B.Arch Final Projects Competition, Azriel School of Architecture, Tel Aviv University, award excellence
2011: Water-Tower Conservation, honorable mention
2012: Ramat-Yishay, Memorial Center Competition
2014: Dean's Scholarship for M.A. Students, David and Yolanda Faculty of the Arts
2014-2016: Azrieli Fellowship M.A. Program
2016: M.A. degree, Summa cum Laude Tel Aviv University, Azrieli School of Architecture
2018-2019: Ph.D. Student Scholarship, Tel Aviv University
2019-2021: Azrieli Fellowship Ph.D. Program
2020: Dan David Prize - (Scholars, Past) Cultural Preservation and Revival
PUBLISHING
- Addition to Historic Building: A Hermeneutic Interpretation, Cogent Arts and Humanities (Q1): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2022.2079587
- Addition to Historic Building: Between Parasite and Prosthetic Architecture, Journal of Architectural Conservation (Q2):
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13556207.2022.2095803
- From Vision to Realization: The Architecture of Culture in the Kibbutzim, Heritage & Society (Q1)
- The Public Library: An Architectural Representation of a Local Identity, Cultural & Social History (Q3)
- Architecture, Memory, and Bereavement: Israeli Memorial Centers, Heritage & Society (Q1)
- Knowledge and Prestige: Architecture of Academic Libraries in Israel, The Journal of Academic Librarianship (Q1)