Jacob Gil () is an Israeli architect and town planner Biography Gil studied in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and graduated with honors in 1961. After graduating, he moved to Denmark and participated in the planning of the Albertslund neighborhood, in the suburbs of Copenhagen. Later on, he worked in Lufenfeld-Gemerman's office (of architects Moshe Lufenfeld & Giora Gemerman) and Yaski-Alexandroni's office, a period during which he focused mainly on the planning of dwellings, town planning and hospitals. Early in his career, he worked in partnership with architect Eli Lipsky. During this collaboration Gil and Lipsky have participated in public competitions and in the planning of educational institutions and dwellings. In 1970, Jacob Gil became a partner in the Yaski-Gil-Sivan office. During these 20 years of partnership, Gil was responsible for the planning of new towns and neighborhoods, university campuses, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, sports facilities, public institutions, office buildings, shopping malls, research & development facilities, hotels and thousands apartments both conventional and industrialized. In 1990 he established the architecture firm Gil Architects, along with his wife, the interior designer Michal Oren. The office's work includes the planning of hospitals, laboratories, medical centers, museums, office buildings, shopping malls, villas etc. Awards Gil won architectural awards with A.Yaski: (named after Israel Rokach), for the planning of the , Tel Aviv (1975) (named after Eliezer Kaplan), for the planning of the Eisenberg hospital, Jaffa (1976). Professional achievements Since 1990, as director of Gil Architects with Michal Oren Master plan north Netanya, Kiryat Sanz 170 housing units for young couples, Netanya R&D facility for EMC Corporation, Tel Aviv Commercial center, Pardes Hanna Senior citizens complex, Tel Aviv Shalvata psychiatric hospital, Hod Hasharon 180 housing units for young couples, Beit Shemesh Medical center, Savyon 500 housing units for Minrav ltd, El'ad Kazin center - hi-tec facilities, Ra'anana Religious community center, Netanya Central laboratories for the Israeli Ministry of Health, Jerusalem Home for life for autistic children, Ra'anana Private villa, Tel Aviv SPHERA design center, Bucharest, Romania Jerusalem Psychiatric Center - master plan, Jerusalem Jerusalem Psychiatric Center - patients wards, Jerusalem Museum of Yemenite Jewish heritage, Rehovot Hartzfeld rehabilitation hospital, Gedera - general upgrading Shalvata psychiatric hospital - 3 wards, Hod Hasharon Yoseftal Medical Center-emergency+master plan, Eilat 120 housing units, Kfar Saba City center master plan, Ra'anana Prestigious villas, Ra'anana, Even Yehuda 1970-1990 as partner at Yaski-Gil-Sivan architects & town planners Orek