Haifa: New Building for the Department of Aerospace Engineering

Lesen Sie alle Artikel in der Sprache, die Google Translate anbietet (zB Deutsch, Ivrit) Verwenden Sie das Google Translate Menü (oben rechts bei Desktop. Ende Artikel bei Mobil).

The Haifa Planning and Building Committee has approved plans for a new building for the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Technion, to be built adjacent to the existing structure.

According to the committee’s chair, Adv. Sarit Golan, “Advancing the construction plan for a new, state-of-the-art building is great news not only for the Technion, Israel’s leading academic institution but also for the city of Haifa.”

The new building, named after Nancy and Stephen Grand, one of Technion’s major benefactors, will address the needs of the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

The department is the only one of its kind in Israel and has experienced continuous growth in recent years. It trains most engineers in Israel’s aerospace and aviation industries, and its graduates hold senior positions in the field. The academic department will be named after Stephen B. Klein.

The eight-story structure will cover a total area of 7,200 square meters and house advanced laboratories and research infrastructure.

The project will adhere to high environmental standards and harmonize architecturally with the surrounding landscape and historic buildings. The entrance area of the new building will be integrated with the renovated teaching area of the old building.

Awesome visionary

The department was established in the early days of the State of Israel at the initiative of the first president of the Technion, Yaakov Dori, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, and the Technion’s vice president Prof. Sydney Goldstein, recognizing the need for a strong aviation and space industry in the young state of Israel.

The department opened the 2024-2025 academic year with a sharp increase in the number of new students beginning their studies at the Technion. This represents a 25% increase compared to the previous year (2023-2024) and a 40% increase compared to the 2022-2023 academic year.

Based on the press release from Technion. Selected as relevant/shortened/regrouped by VonNaftali. Pic by Rendering: Kimmel Eshkolot Architects Ltd.