Yaacov Schaffer - Principal Engineer
Master’s degree in Urban conservation from Boston University (1986), specializing in conservation of ancient structures, historic buildings, and urban planning. Former Head of the Conservation Division at the Israel Antiquities Authority.
“I love exploring sites, studying the structural condition of buildings, conducting field research before planning, then returning to the office to analyze field findings and propose unique, sometimes unconventional engineering solutions according to site constraints and conservation limitations.”
Meir Ronen - Partner and Engineer
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with specialization in building conservation from the University of Genoa, Italy.
“I love seeing unused buildings in difficult and dangerous structural condition that, through the engineering-conservation planning we create, become functional, stable, and useful structures for future generations.”
Raffaele Italia - Engineer
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in civil engineering from Università la Sapienza di Roma. 12 years of experience in seismic strengthening of buildings in Rome.
“I particularly enjoy building models of stone structures, analyzing building stiffness, and how stiffness changes affect load flow patterns. From this investigation, I design appropriate reinforcement systems.”
Aharon Levy - Engineer
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from SCE Academic College of Engineering. Master’s degree in Conservation Engineering of Buildings and Monuments from the University of Minho, northern Portugal.
“Working in conservation of ancient structures is very challenging – unlike regular engineering where you design a structure and then build it according to plans, in our field we work exactly the opposite – there’s an existing building we need to learn – and all the collected information leads us to the correct engineering solution.”
Moti Shamis - Structural Engineer
Certified Practical Engineer in Building Engineering, ORT College and the College of Management
“I love being on-site, doing a comprehensive engineering survey of a historic or ancient building that’s currently in disrepair or not being used, and then returning to the office to prepare an engineering design that brings the building back to life so it can be used again.”
“In several buildings I worked on, such as the Scottish Compound in Jaffa, I was required to make some complicated calculations for unusual structural elements. These calculations were performed with precision and taught me a great deal about the structural behavior of stone masonry buildings.”
Yehonatan Feldman - Structural Engineer
“I take great satisfaction in tackling the challenge of finding advanced engineering solutions under constraints from conservation requirements or existing on-site conditions.”
“One particularly challenging project I worked on was the conservation design for the former Police House at the Bezalel Campus in Jerusalem. Despite its small size, the building had numerous conservation challenges.”
