Current sectionIsrael NewsIsraeli CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeRam Karmi. The most talked-about figure in Israeli architecture, for better or worse. Credit: Kobi KalmanovitzA comprehensive exhibition revisits the works of Karmi, who designed controversial projects like Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station and Jerusalem's HolylandNaama Riba05:16 PM • July 28 2026 IDTThe exhibition "Archetype: The Architecture of Ram Karmi," on display at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art's Eyal Ofer Pavilion, presents a self-fulfilling dystopia. When Karmi returned to Israel after his studies in London in the 1950s and joined his father Dov Karmi's architecture firm, one of their joint projects was planning bomb shelters along the Ayalon corridor. Those were days of anxiety amid the nuclear arms race, which came with fears that a nuclear missile could destroy entire cities.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel cultureIsrael real estateTel AvivIsraeli artCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahu-TrumpBen-GvirGaza Board of PeaceBarbara ButchIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastGulf States Back Plan to Let Iran Collect Voluntary Fees to Use HormuzNetanyahu Arrives at White House for Closed-door Meeting With TrumpThese Palestinian Artists Exhibit a Rare Courage to Look WithinShould Architect Ram Karmi's 'Megalomaniacal' Designs Have Stayed on Paper?Defense Minister Orders IDF Takeover of Refugee Camp, Expulsion of PalestiniansRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?These Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the Occupation