The Designer Zwi Narkis is awarded the EMET Prize for his creativity in the design of the Hebrew letter, for the typefaces he designed over a period of fifty years, which made possible the transition from traditional Hebrew letters to modern types, and for ingeniously combining ancient traditions with modern design concepts in creating the Hebrew type.

The architect Nitza Metzger Szmuk is awarded the EMET Prize for her achievements and her outstanding contribution to local culture in the promotion of site and building conservation, for raising public awareness to the importance and the value of the architectural heritage in "The White City" of Tel Aviv and for promoting Israel's position and prestige worldwide.