The Wohl Centre is a convention center on the main campus of Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan. Daniel Libeskind designed it with the local firm Heder Partnership, and it was his first building in Israel. Construction ran from 2001 to 2005. It was built on a modest budget of ILS 43 million, about $7.2 million, partly funded by the British philanthropist Maurice Wohl. The article names no style.
Three long rectangular bars form the base, and a 1,000-seat auditorium sits above. The angular form evokes an open book. Libeskind said it embodies the relationship between knowledge and faith. The exterior is gold-colored aluminum, and the windows take the shapes of Hebrew letters. It covers about 42,000 square feet (3,900 m²).
It won a 2006 RIBA International Award. In 2019 it was designated a B-class conservation site. The article gives no access details.
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