Beit Mexico, Faculty of the Arts at Tel Aviv University
Planning
Prof. Dan Eytan with Yitzhak Yashar, 1965 Built area: 4,300m²
Design Concept
Beit Mexico, built in 1965, hosts a variety of theoretical and practical studies in the fields of Art History, Theatre and Cinematography.
Dan Eytan and Yitzhak Yashar won the Rokach Prize of Architecture for the design.
The exposed, pre-cast concrete building develops in three long "strips" around the central entrance hall. The south wing houses lecturers' rooms and administration offices; the middle wing, expanding from the foyer, holds performance hall, film workshops, gallery and library; and the north wing contains workshops and study rooms.