The only place I love more than Tel Aviv is Japanese Tel Aviv. I'll let this article from the Jerusalem Post tell the rest.

By day, Paul Curran works in the tech industry, but after work he shifts his focus to drawing the vibrant set of the many neighborhoods featured on “Drawing Tel Aviv,” his animated, colorful Instagram page celebrating the city’s aesthetic.

Curran, a Vancouver native who immigrated to Israel in 2012, moved to Tel Aviv upon arrival, and has since made the city his anchor in Israel. As a self-proclaimed architecture nerd, he has become completely enamored with the architecture of Tel Aviv, as well as its history.“I’m fascinated by neighborhoods,” said Curran. “Given the limitations on our movement during COVID, I think people have become much more passionate about their neighborhoods.”

Kerem HaTeimanim is his favorite Tel Aviv neighborhood, essentially his “personal center” of Tel Aviv where he spends his Friday afternoons “drinking with friends, having hummus, and enjoying Yemenite soup.”Curran delved further into the historical narrative of Tel Aviv: “…looking down one street, you could see buildings that are hundreds of years old next to super-modern buildings next to something that the British built.

In Jerusalem, you see a more ancient perspective, civilization built upon civilization.In Tel Aviv, you get a more modern lens. You’ve got the Ottomans, the British, the socialism of Israel in the ‘70s, really grand architecture from the eclectic era, and now you’ve got insane buildings like in Shanghai and Singapore.

It’s essentially a more modern version of the really stretched out history of Jerusalem.” When he originally launched the Instagram page, it was meant to be a low-key personal portfolio, but it has since attracted more than 7,200 followers (18,600 as of 2024). His profile reads “What should I draw next?” Naturally, he constantly encourages his followers to inspire new drawings with their own ideas and suggestions.

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