Udi Kassif

Udi Kassif, Founding Partner, has graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, following his studies in Vienna and Jerusalem. He founded Mayslits Kassif Architects together with Ganit Mayslits Kassif in Tel Aviv in 1994, following a six years period in London where he worked with Raoul Bunschoten and John Pawson. During this last decade he has directed Mayslits Kassif Architects towards winning a number of major architectural competitions in a wide range of design practices, including public buildings and urban schemes, landscape design, residential and infrastructure projects. As the practice director he is currently developing new interdisciplinary strategies for some of the most significant urban and coastal regeneration projects in Israel and designs some large and challenging buildings in very prominent locations. Along the practice Udi combines teaching workshops at various academies such as the Technion in Haifa, Acma Master Course in Milan, School of architecture in Malaga etc.