engineering

Moshe Aviv Tower

Moshe Aviv Tower is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Moshe Aviv Tower rather than just read about it. In short: Moshe Aviv Tower (Hebrew: מִגְדָּל מֹשֶׁה אָבִיב) is a 235-metre-tall (771 ft) skyscraper located in the demarcated area of the Diamond Exchange District (Israel Diamond Exchange) on Jabotinsky Road (No. 7) in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. The 68-story building is commonly known as City Gate (Hebrew: שער העיר), its original name.

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Reference excerpt

Moshe Aviv Tower (Hebrew: מִגְדָּל מֹשֶׁה אָבִיב) is a 235-metre-tall (771 ft) skyscraper located in the demarcated area of the Diamond Exchange District (Israel Diamond Exchange) on Jabotinsky Road (No. 7) in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. The 68-story building is commonly known as City Gate (Hebrew: שער העיר), its original name. It is the fourth tallest building in Israel, following Tel Aviv's 238-meter-high (781 ft) Azrieli Sarona Tower.

Background The building was designed by architects Amnon Niv and Amnon Schwartz. It was named after Moshe Aviv, the owner of the construction company, who died in an accident in October 2001, before its completion.

Construction The design for City Gate was inspired by the famous Westend Tower in Frankfurt. Construction on the tower began in 1998 and was completed in 2003 when the tower became occupied. The construction period was extremely short, achieving a growth rate of five stories per month with only a single shift of 40 workers. The rate of concrete placement per month was 3,000 m3 (3,900 cu yd) and on a typical floor there are 42 windows. Total cost of construction was US$133 million. The tower has a total of 180,000 m2 (1,900,000 sq ft) of space. The building appeared in a TV advertisement for the Mifal HaPayis national lottery before it was completed, in December 2002. When completed it was the most expensive single building in Israel. An adjacent 2-tower complex, known as Exchange Ramat Gan, is located across Jabotinsky Road at the former site of the Elite Factory. Before the complex was built, the site was previously planned for a tower named the Elite Tower.

Use The Moshe Aviv Tower is a multi-use structure. The top 11 floors consist of 17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft) of residential space divided among 98 apartments. Below that, the bulk of the tower contains 63,000 m2 (680,000 sq ft) of office space. Separate lobbies and elevators serve the residential and office sections. 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft) of commercial space occupies the lower floors. There is a synagogue on the third floor for residents, office tenants and visitors. The rooftop of the cylinder part serves as an emergency helipad. The tower also boasts an exclusive fitness club and swimming pool situated on the tower's carpark annex roof. On September 27, 2004, as part of the annual global City in Pink lighting campaign for breast cancer, the building was lit completely in bright pink light.

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See also List of skyscrapers in Israel List of tallest buildings in the world Architecture in Israel

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Moshe Aviv Tower

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Moshe Aviv Tower claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Moshe Aviv Tower before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Moshe Aviv Tower ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Moshe Aviv Tower

In research: Moshe Aviv Tower appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Moshe Aviv Tower in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Moshe Aviv Tower is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century architecture in Israel, Buildings and structures completed in 2003, Buildings and structures in Ramat Gan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Moshe Aviv Tower outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Moshe Aviv Tower in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Moshe Aviv Tower matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Moshe Aviv Tower?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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