About studio MIA

People and cities are our love, interest and passion.

We see great responsibility and opportunity in planning spaces and places for people. We implement Research by Design methods in designing, planning, inventing and creating living spaces and places and diverse, healthy and just cities. The projects we design consider the social and urban aspects in every design and intervention.

We believe that the architect has a critical and unique role in shaping the built environment and the society that we live in. We believe that a socially and physically diverse urban environment is necessary for the quality of our lives and the future of our children. We believe that there is room for breakthroughs and innovation in the planning of diverse and urban residential forms in Israel, both in the processes of urban renewal and in new build. We encourage residents and communities to take part in the planning process. In all the projects planned in the studio we make sure to work personally with the users, partners and stakeholders, from the concept design stage and throughout the design process.

Studio Mia was established in 2008 and has since been engaged in planning complex and diverse projects of varying scales. The studio is located in the centre of Tel Aviv and specializes in residential and housing design, urban renewal, mixed use, urban design and public buildings that are at the core of our practice. The Studio MIA design team consists of experienced, creative and devoted architects.

Arch. Michal Iuclea

Architect Michal Iuclea (M. Arch) is the principal and founder of Studio MIA. Michal graduated from the Technion Institute of Technology (B. Arch 1998 Cum Laude, M. Arch 2010 Summa Cum Laude).

Michal is a practitioner, a lecturer and a researcher. Michal lives and works in Tel Aviv and has won many prizes in competitions throughout the years. Michal is fluent in English, French, Romanian and Hebrew. Prior to opening Studio MIA Michal was a team leader and project architect in Ranni Ziss Architects. In 2005 Michal opened the New York branch of the RZA office and was the head architect for the NY Plaza Hotel.

Michal is active in 3 aspects of architecture and design:

Practice –Michal established Studio MIA in 2008 and is the principal and head architect.

Academy – Michal is a senior lecturer and has been teaching Architecture and urban design at the Technion since 2008. Michal teaches Housing and Urban design Studio, Affordable Housing, Urban regeneration, Urban design and Urban enterprise. All courses with the emphasize of working with community.

Research – Michal is a researcher and has published essays on affordable housing and urban renewal. Michal is a member in Studio IPLAN and has written “from repetitiveness to diversity – recommendations for housing design” for the Israeli planning administration.