Daniel Azerrad Architects, is an architecture practice located in Tel Aviv, founded in 2015 by architect Daniel Azerrad. The firm is currently involved in setting up many projects – mostly residential and public buildings for leading public institutions and private initiatives. Azerrad investigates the capabilities of the sketch to generate and develop architecture. From 2000 to 2008 he worked with Phillippe Starck as the local architect on the YOO TLV towers project.
Daniel Azerrad was born in the city of San Juan, Argentina, in 1961. He began studying architecture at FADU Buenos Aires in 1980. In1983 he moved to Israel where he finished his degree at the Technicon in Haifa (1987). After graduation he joined the firm Ram & Ada Karmi Architects to work on the project of The Supreme Court in Jerusalem. In 2011 Daniel moved to Barcelona to get his MA. His thesis dealt with a comparison between the Urban Grid fabric of Barcelona (Cerda) and that of Tel Aviv (Geddes).
Over the years, he has won awards for his work, including the "Design Award 2011", Project of the Year –AIQ (2016, 2017,2020 ) CS & The marker Award for HNM 35 project. He has participated in various competitions, including a public competition to design the Museum of Art in Umm al-Fahm (third place), an invited competition for a residential complex on the Dead Sea (first place).
Daniel Azerrad was invited to the Buenos Aires Biennale 05 BA, CLEFA 09 (La Boca – Buenos Aires) the Design Biennale 2017 FADU in Argentina. He has been invited to lecture on his work in Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Cordoba and San Juan. Since 2017 he has been leading a workshop "From Sketch to manifest" focused on the sketch as a way to develop students’ imagination and creativity.
