Swedish Top Architect to Israel

Scandinavian Architect and Design Conference in Tel Aviv 22/5/09.

The well known Swedish architect and Designer Thomas Sandell will be present and give a lecture.
It is the forth year that AIA association of Interior and Design in Israel, together with Bayit Venoy holds an Architect and Design Conference in the Airport City situated between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. This year it will be based on Scandinavian Design.

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