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Tahana Merkazit
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Tahana Merkazit
PrizeHonorable Mention in Interior Architecture Photography / Public Interior
LocationAshdod, Israel
PhotographerMichael Banifatov
Interiors of Tahana Merkazit - the main bus station of Tel Aviv, Israel. The one of the largest bus station in the world. Construction commenced in December 1967 but faced numerous setbacks leading to several interruptions. The official opening took place in 1993. The station was designed and finaly completed by the architect Ram Karmi. The architectural appearance, structure and design of the interior of Tahana Merkazit can be safely recognized as an outstanding monument of brutalist architecture and multiculture, one of the most significant and the most controversial in the Middle East.