This passion for my work and for my homelands is what has led to my success. The Azrieli Centre contains a shopping mall and is topped by three high-rise towers of blue glass set in a bold white frame representing the blue of the Mediterranean and the white of the Tel Aviv beach. The Centre houses offices, a hotel, cinemas, an amphitheatre, art gallery, health spa and a swimming pool. Azrieli has witnessed an evolution in the design profession during a career that has spanned 50 years. Even so, he that maintains architecture's basic philosophy remains unchanged.
Space has to be created for the user to enjoy.
The design of the building, the complex, must complement their activities of life. A new memoir of Azrieli, titled One Step Ahead, will soon be available. The biography, written by Azrieli's daughter Danna, was published in Hebrew in 1999. The English version is due for release in Canada shortly. The book was inspired by an emotional journey in 1990 to Poland and Russia where Azrieli and two of his daughters retraced the route of his escape to Palestine.