Yasha Jacob Grobman

Who is Yasha Jacob Grobman?

Yasha Grobman is an Israeli architect, curator, researcher and educator. Yasha is son to Israeli painter Michail Grobman and brother to Hollywood producer Lati Grobman. He holds a B.Arch degree from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, Israel, A M.Arch degree from the Design Research Laboratory program in the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, PhD from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. He has been a post doctoral fellow in Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

His research concentrates on performance oriented architectural design and the use of computers for the design and manufacturing of sustainable performance oriented architecture.

He is the founder of Grobman Architects and co founder of Axelrod Grobman Architects who are currently involved in the design of public, private and urban projects with an emphasis on the implementation of sustainable design methods and ideas. He was awarded in numerous architectural prizes and competitions, among them are Yuli Ofer Prize for Advancement of Architecture, AI Best Architectural Project of the Year 2008/9 Design Award and Porter School of Environmental Studies green building design competition.