About

If architecture is a language, a building is its story.
The company was founded in 1992 by Eliezer Armon, after serving as the city engineer of Be'er Sheva. Over its thirty-three years of operation, the firm has developed expertise in three main areas: urban planning (master plans), public transportation systems, and public buildings. Armon Architects is one of the leading firms in the design of railway stations in Israel. As part of this, the firm has designed stations including Be'er Sheva Center, Lehavim, Wolfson, Shoham, and Ashkelon Wine City. The company is involved in the planning of approximately 40% of the metro stations in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area on the M2 line (statutory planning) and the M1 line (preliminary planning). Armon's public buildings are characterized by storytelling, with some of the most prominent being: The "Burning Bush" synagogue at the IDF Training Bahad 1, The "Yad Sarah" building in Be'er Sheva, The Ministry of Agriculture at the Givat Gila farm, The Be'er Abraham Visitor Center, and The Sanhedrin Museum in Yavne. In the field of urban planning, the company has designed neighborhoods with a total scope of more than 100,000 dwelling units in Ashkelon, Netivot, Yeruham, Dimona, Rishon Lezion, Mazkeret Batya, Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Ekron, Mitzpe Ramon, and Beit Shemesh. In some cases, their plans have even doubled the size of the city and approximately 12 million square meters of employment, commerce, and industry. In 2012, architect Assaf Armon joined the firm. Today, the office employs around 25 staff members, operating from Be'er Sheva and an additional branch in Tel Aviv.

Architect Eli Armon, a native of Tel Aviv and graduate of the Borochov Labor Movement youth group, studied electronics engineering at the Ort Singalowski Vocational School. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) in the IDF and graduated from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning. He also holds a 8th Dan black belt in Denis Jiu-Jitsu survival skills. Armon served as City Engineer of Immanuel and Be'er Sheva. Since 1993 he has headed Armon Architects and Urban Planners Ltd. His architectural work spans the spectrum from furniture design to interior design, building design and urban planning. His multifaceted personality transcends conventional professional perceptions, viewing architectural design as the realization of ideas, existential insights and life cycles manifested as a unified, multifaceted creation. His work is that of a curious explorer stemming from sources, the Hebrew language, Jewish tradition, Kabbalah, the Land of Israel and its landscapes, world cultures, and martial arts with their universal meanings. His work is accompanied by an unceasing pursuit of the root and origin of creation. In his view, there is a cognitive match between generalship and architecture, not for nothing is it said "the architect of victory."

Architect Eliezer Armon

Architect Assaf Armon, born in Ramat HaSharon and raised in Omer, continues his father's tradition working at the firm's Be'er Sheva office. He began his career as a 3D and stop motion animator, studying at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and the Israel Animation College (IAC). Asaf holds a B.A from Ariel University, where he was twice awarded the Dean's Distinguished Student award, and a M.U.R.P. in Urban and Regional Planning at the Technion. Asaf is also a pastry chef, graduating from Estella's Master Class, a certified barman, and a certified tennis coach from the Wingate Institute. He is married to Maor and father to Itamar and Alona.

Architect Assaf Armon

Architect Michael Yaniv, born in Tel Aviv and raised in Givatayim, is a graduate of the Ort Technikum and the Technological College with a degree in Architectural Engineering. He holds a B.Arch from Pratt Institute, NY and an MUE in Urban Engineering from the Technion, Haifa. Michael has worked at Armon Architects since 2012. In 2020 he relocated from Hod HaSharon to the town of Lehavim near the Armon office. In his spare time, Michael is an amateur photographer, having studied at the Camera Obscura photography school in Tel Aviv. He is married to Gila and father to Shira.

Architect Michael Yaniv