Shlomo Aronson Architects

What Shlomo Aronson Architects does

Shlomo Aronson Architects is a Jerusalem-headquartered landscape architecture, town planning, and architecture firm founded in 1969 by Shlomo Aronson. The practice operates as a multi-generational, founder-owned Israeli limited company with offices in Jerusalem (headquarters at Ein Kerem), Kiryat Tiv'on, and Tel Aviv (opened March 2020 under Omri Ben-Chetrit). The firm specializes in integrating landscape architecture with archaeological heritage, arid-zone ecology, and large-scale infrastructure, producing projects that range from national statutory plans (Tama 35 National Master Plan co-authored with the Ministry of Interior; National Outline Plan for Afforestation NOP 22) to site-specific commissions for institutions including Yad Vashem, the Technion, Ben-Gurion University, Ben Gurion International Airport, and the Israel Antiquities Authority's National Campus for Archaeology.

The firm's service portfolio spans landscape architecture (parks, promenades, plazas), town planning (master plans, zoning, strategic frameworks), architecture (public buildings, campuses, museums), archaeological park development, infrastructure-landscape integration (light rail, airports, industrial corridors), and competition-driven design. Core technical expertise lies in Israel's specific ecological, climatic, and cultural context — desert erosion control, afforestation strategy, archaeological landscape integration, and urban public space design in semi-arid environments. The firm holds no patents, discloses no AI or software products, and operates without proprietary technology platforms; its competitive differentiation is human-craft design expertise, demonstrated through an award portfolio including the ASLA Award 2005, WLA Merit Award 2019, and Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 Israeli Pavilion participation.

The business model is professional services revenue from project-based commissions, secured through Israeli government procurement, open architectural and landscape competitions, and direct engagement with government ministries, quasi-governmental agencies, municipalities, and development authorities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is contractually determined per project via tender or competition. Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Israeli public sector, with no disclosed commercial private-sector clients. The firm is privately held, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no external funding rounds, and is founder-operated with multi-generational family involvement (Shlomo, Barbara, and Ittai Aronson).

Name

Shlomo Aronson Architects

Legal name

Shlomo Aronson Architects Ltd.

Website

https://s-aronson.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shlomo Aronson Architects is a Jerusalem-based landscape architecture, town planning, and architecture firm founded in 1969, serving Israeli government ministries, municipalities, quasi-governmental agencies, and educational institutions with integrated landscape, urban planning, and heritage site design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban planning services
• Public park design
• Archaeological site planning
• Campus landscape design

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Landscape Architecture Services: The firm generates revenue through commissions for landscape planning, urban design, and architectural projects for government agencies, municipalities, and institutional clients. Revenue is project-based, derived from statutory planning, detailed design, and construction supervision mandates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shlomo Aronson Architects provides professional landscape architecture, town planning, and architecture services for public-sector clients across Israel. Its work encompasses parks, promenades, plazas, archaeological parks, campuses, museums, public buildings, infrastructure integration, and national outline plans, delivered primarily to government ministries, municipalities, quasi-governmental agencies, and academic and cultural institutions. The firm operates from offices in Jerusalem, Kiryat Tiv'on, and Tel Aviv.

Product overview

Shlomo Aronson Architects is a landscape architecture, town planning, and architecture firm offering comprehensive design services. The portfolio encompasses parks, promenades and plazas; landscape planning including national master plans; archaeological parks and heritage sites; infrastructure and engineering landscape integration; architectural projects; campus and museum landscapes; and competition participation. The firm operates across multiple project categories serving government agencies, municipalities, and private clients throughout Israel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Comprehensive landscape architecture services covering parks, promenades, plazas, and public-space projects for Israeli government ministries, municipalities, and institutions.
• Town Planning Services Urban and regional planning services including statutory master plans, national outline plans (e.g., Tama 35, NOP 22), zoning proposals, and strategic metropolitan and regional development frameworks.
• Architecture Services Architectural design services for public buildings, institutional campuses, museums, and specialized structures, often delivered alongside landscape architecture teams for integrated site outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tama 35 National Master Plan shapes Israel's national development policy by concentrating building in existing built-up areas and preserving open spaces.
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Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Economic Development Company Ltd. Ramat-GancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The firm is working with the Economic Development Company Ltd. Ramat-Gan on the strategic master plan for the Ramat Gan Safari (880 dunam), addressing future development while responding to local and global environmental challenges.
• Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team (JTMT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The firm prepares statutory plans and detailed landscape design for Jerusalem's Light Rail projects, including the Green Line and Lot 25 multi-use government complex, as part of JTMT's team.
• Moshe Safdie ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Moshe Safdie Architects designed the National Campus for Archaeology building while Shlomo Aronson Architects served as landscape architect, creating the green roof garden, entrance plaza, and sunken courtyard landscape.
• Obermeyer Planen + Beraten (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017International BIM-based collaboration on the Lot 25 Jerusalem government complex project, combining Shlomo Aronson Architects' landscape expertise with Obermeyer's engineering and planning capabilities.
• Ari Cohen ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012In partnership with Ari Cohen as lead urban designer and Dr. Chaim Fialkoff, the firm won 1st prize in the Sde Dov Airport urban renewal competition in 2012. The municipality later involved usefulprojects for sustainable design input.
• Moshe Safdie ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Moshe Safdie Architects served as the architect of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum complex, with Shlomo Aronson Architects providing landscape architecture for approximately 40 dunam of outdoor spaces.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OLIN: OLIN is a landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio with strong public-park, plaza, and institutional portfolios. Comparable to Aronson in its mix of high-design public realm work, urban regeneration, and academic/cultural campus commissions.
• Snøhetta: Snøhetta is an architecture, landscape, and urban design practice blending building and landscape commissions for cultural and public-sector clients. Comparable to Aronson's integrated architecture-plus-landscape offering and signature public-building landscape work (e.g., museums, campuses).
• West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture: West 8 is a Dutch landscape architecture and urban design practice delivering large public parks, waterfronts, and master plans across Europe and globally. Closely comparable in typology of work (parks, plazas, urban regeneration) and competition-driven public sector engagement.
• Sasaki Associates: Sasaki is a planning, urban design, and landscape architecture practice delivering master plans, campus landscapes, and waterfronts for public-sector and institutional clients globally — a close analog to Aronson's master-planning-and-landscape combined practice.
• James Corner Field Operations: Field Operations is a landscape architecture and urban design firm renowned for large-scale public parks, waterfronts, and infrastructural landscapes (High Line, Fresh Kills). Aligns with Aronson's signature-scale public-landscape profile and infrastructure integration.
• Topotek 1: Topotek 1 is a German landscape architecture firm specializing in public spaces, parks, and infrastructure integration. Comparable to Aronson in its mid-sized scale and emphasis on competition-driven signature public-realm work across European markets.
• SWA Group: SWA Group is a U.S.-based landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with deep public-sector work (waterfronts, parks, campuses). Directly comparable to Aronson's blend of large-scale landscape architecture, planning, and public-realm commissions for government and institutional clients.
• Gross.max: Gross.max is a UK landscape architecture studio known for contemporary public parks, ecological design, and urban realm projects. Comparable to Aronson in mid-sized firm scale, public-realm focus, and competition-led business development.

Others

• Obermeyer Planen + Beraten: German engineering and planning firm that is Aronson's BIM-based international partner on the Lot 25 Jerusalem government complex. Adjacent rather than competing; included because the alliance model illustrates how a small Israeli firm scales execution capacity for megaprojects.
• Moshe Safdie Architects: Long-standing collaborator of Shlomo Aronson Architects on Yad Vashem and the National Campus for Archaeology. Comparable not as a competitor but as the architectural counterpart whose buildings Aronson landscapes — relevant for understanding joint venture economics on large Israeli cultural projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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