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Ce livre traite de politique et d'architecture - de leurs interactions, de leurs intersections. Une occupation civile. La politique de l'architecture israélienne est la somme de travaux d'architectes, d'universitaires et d'auteurs israéliens, qui permet d'examiner le rôle de l'architecture israélienne dans le conflit du Moyen-Orient. À travers des essais, des cartes et(...)
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Ce livre traite de politique et d'architecture - de leurs interactions, de leurs intersections. Une occupation civile. La politique de l'architecture israélienne est la somme de travaux d'architectes, d'universitaires et d'auteurs israéliens, qui permet d'examiner le rôle de l'architecture israélienne dans le conflit du Moyen-Orient. À travers des essais, des cartes et(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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September 2003, Besançon
September 2003, Besançon
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Une occupation civile : la politique de l'architecture israélienne
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Ce livre traite de politique et d'architecture - de leurs interactions, de leurs intersections. Une occupation civile. La politique de l'architecture israélienne est la somme de travaux d'architectes, d'universitaires et d'auteurs israéliens, qui permet d'examiner le rôle de l'architecture israélienne dans le conflit du Moyen-Orient. À travers des essais, des cartes et des photographies, Une occupation civile démontre comment l'architecture et l'urbanisme sont, en un siècle, passés du statut d'activités professionnelles banales à celui d'instruments tactiques et d'armes stratégiques. Depuis le début du XXe siècle, le projet déclaré du sionisme consistait à bâtir un foyer national pour le peuple juif sur la terre d'Israël. Depuis l'offensive d'implantation des années trente, fondée sur les villages de type Homa Oumigdal (mur et tour) en passant par la planification totale de l'État d'Israël peu après son indépendance, jusqu'à la colonisation des territoires occupés de 1967 à ce jour - l'architecture israélienne a été l'instrument concret de la réalisation du projet sioniste, exactement à l'image de son objectif utopique. La controverse politique et professionnelle qui a suivi l'interdiction de la première édition de cet ouvrage par son éditeur originel, l'Association israélienne des architectes unis, est la preuve flagrante que l'architecture n'est absolument pas une activité innocente. Puisque Israël peut être considéré comme l'un des laboratoires les plus radicaux de notre époque, les questions que pose ce livre doivent être étudiées dans un contexte bien plus large: la politique de l'architecture israélienne n'est finalement pas différente de la politique de toute architecture.
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Ce livre traite de politique et d'architecture - de leurs interactions, de leurs intersections. Une occupation civile. La politique de l'architecture israélienne est la somme de travaux d'architectes, d'universitaires et d'auteurs israéliens, qui permet d'examiner le rôle de l'architecture israélienne dans le conflit du Moyen-Orient. À travers des essais, des cartes et des photographies, Une occupation civile démontre comment l'architecture et l'urbanisme sont, en un siècle, passés du statut d'activités professionnelles banales à celui d'instruments tactiques et d'armes stratégiques. Depuis le début du XXe siècle, le projet déclaré du sionisme consistait à bâtir un foyer national pour le peuple juif sur la terre d'Israël. Depuis l'offensive d'implantation des années trente, fondée sur les villages de type Homa Oumigdal (mur et tour) en passant par la planification totale de l'État d'Israël peu après son indépendance, jusqu'à la colonisation des territoires occupés de 1967 à ce jour - l'architecture israélienne a été l'instrument concret de la réalisation du projet sioniste, exactement à l'image de son objectif utopique. La controverse politique et professionnelle qui a suivi l'interdiction de la première édition de cet ouvrage par son éditeur originel, l'Association israélienne des architectes unis, est la preuve flagrante que l'architecture n'est absolument pas une activité innocente. Puisque Israël peut être considéré comme l'un des laboratoires les plus radicaux de notre époque, les questions que pose ce livre doivent être étudiées dans un contexte bien plus large: la politique de l'architecture israélienne n'est finalement pas différente de la politique de toute architecture.
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September 2003, Besançon
September 2003, Besançon
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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"A place in history" is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center, established in 1909. It describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the role of memory and diaspora in the creation of a new national culture. Each chapter is devoted to a particular place in the city that has been(...)
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"A place in history" is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center, established in 1909. It describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the role of memory and diaspora in the creation of a new national culture. Each chapter is devoted to a particular place in the city that has been(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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April 2006, Stanford
April 2006, Stanford
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A place in history : modernism, Tel Aviv, and the creation of Jewish urban space
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"A place in history" is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center, established in 1909. It describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the role of memory and diaspora in the creation of a new national culture. Each chapter is devoted to a particular place in the city that has been central to its history, and includes literary, artistic, journalistic, and photographic material relating to that site.
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"A place in history" is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center, established in 1909. It describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the role of memory and diaspora in the creation of a new national culture. Each chapter is devoted to a particular place in the city that has been central to its history, and includes literary, artistic, journalistic, and photographic material relating to that site.
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April 2006, Stanford
April 2006, Stanford
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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Dans cet ouvrage, Guillaume Éthier explore l'architecture, la forme et le rôle de la place publique qui, dans le contexte de la reconstruction nationale entreprise depuis la fin de la guerre civile libanaise, en 1990, s'est trouvée à l'avant-plan de la scène mémorielle. Il y jette un nouveau regard sur le Concours d'idées en planification urbaine pour la reconstruction de(...)
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Dans cet ouvrage, Guillaume Éthier explore l'architecture, la forme et le rôle de la place publique qui, dans le contexte de la reconstruction nationale entreprise depuis la fin de la guerre civile libanaise, en 1990, s'est trouvée à l'avant-plan de la scène mémorielle. Il y jette un nouveau regard sur le Concours d'idées en planification urbaine pour la reconstruction de(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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April 2008, Montréal
April 2008, Montréal
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Patrimoine et guerre: reconstruire la place des martyrs à Beyrouth
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Dans cet ouvrage, Guillaume Éthier explore l'architecture, la forme et le rôle de la place publique qui, dans le contexte de la reconstruction nationale entreprise depuis la fin de la guerre civile libanaise, en 1990, s'est trouvée à l'avant-plan de la scène mémorielle. Il y jette un nouveau regard sur le Concours d'idées en planification urbaine pour la reconstruction de la place des Mrtyrs, concours international tenu à Beyrouth en 2004-2005. Par sa situation exceptionnelle au centre-ville de Beyrouth et par son rôle historique de haut lieu de la sociabilité, la place des Martyrs constitue le coeur de la nation libanaise. Sur le plan symbolique, elle incarne l'espoir d'une réconciliation d'envergure entre toutes les factions de la société. Cependant, entre les mains d'une société foncière, le processus de reconstruction du centre-ville de Beyrouth a pris un virage inattendu au milieu des années 1990. La logique spéculative des promoteurs risque en effet de faire l'impasse sur les enjeux identitaires et culturels. Devant ce spectre - et puisque la place des Martyrs n'a toujours pas été reconstruite - l'auteur balise des pistes qui rejoignent les objectifs collectifs assignés à la reconstruction de la place des Martyrs. Il s'agit de créer, simultanément, un lieu de mémoire et un lieu de rencontre.
Patrimoine et guerre: reconstruire la place des martyrs à Beyrouth
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Dans cet ouvrage, Guillaume Éthier explore l'architecture, la forme et le rôle de la place publique qui, dans le contexte de la reconstruction nationale entreprise depuis la fin de la guerre civile libanaise, en 1990, s'est trouvée à l'avant-plan de la scène mémorielle. Il y jette un nouveau regard sur le Concours d'idées en planification urbaine pour la reconstruction de la place des Mrtyrs, concours international tenu à Beyrouth en 2004-2005. Par sa situation exceptionnelle au centre-ville de Beyrouth et par son rôle historique de haut lieu de la sociabilité, la place des Martyrs constitue le coeur de la nation libanaise. Sur le plan symbolique, elle incarne l'espoir d'une réconciliation d'envergure entre toutes les factions de la société. Cependant, entre les mains d'une société foncière, le processus de reconstruction du centre-ville de Beyrouth a pris un virage inattendu au milieu des années 1990. La logique spéculative des promoteurs risque en effet de faire l'impasse sur les enjeux identitaires et culturels. Devant ce spectre - et puisque la place des Martyrs n'a toujours pas été reconstruite - l'auteur balise des pistes qui rejoignent les objectifs collectifs assignés à la reconstruction de la place des Martyrs. Il s'agit de créer, simultanément, un lieu de mémoire et un lieu de rencontre.
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April 2008, Montréal
April 2008, Montréal
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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What is local architecture? What are its characteristics in general, and in a country like Israel--with its relatively recent statehood, mixed cultures and long-standing conflicts--in particular? Architect Gilead Duvhsani lays out a crystallized worldview and a systematic creation process for making local architecture.
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What is local architecture? What are its characteristics in general, and in a country like Israel--with its relatively recent statehood, mixed cultures and long-standing conflicts--in particular? Architect Gilead Duvhsani lays out a crystallized worldview and a systematic creation process for making local architecture.
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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January 2009, Berlin
January 2009, Berlin
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Notes on local architecture in Israel
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What is local architecture? What are its characteristics in general, and in a country like Israel--with its relatively recent statehood, mixed cultures and long-standing conflicts--in particular? Architect Gilead Duvhsani lays out a crystallized worldview and a systematic creation process for making local architecture.
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What is local architecture? What are its characteristics in general, and in a country like Israel--with its relatively recent statehood, mixed cultures and long-standing conflicts--in particular? Architect Gilead Duvhsani lays out a crystallized worldview and a systematic creation process for making local architecture.
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January 2009, Berlin
January 2009, Berlin
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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Building Sharjah
Building Sharjah
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'Building Sharjah' reveals how modern architecture unfurled across the United Arab Emirates’ third-largest city. An oil discovery in 1972 positioned Sharjah as one of the world’s final cities shaped by transformative fortune. In the footsteps of Kuwait, Riyadh, and Dubai, Sharjah faced a metamorphosis: either one that repeated the past’s mistakes or one that reimagined(...)
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'Building Sharjah' reveals how modern architecture unfurled across the United Arab Emirates’ third-largest city. An oil discovery in 1972 positioned Sharjah as one of the world’s final cities shaped by transformative fortune. In the footsteps of Kuwait, Riyadh, and Dubai, Sharjah faced a metamorphosis: either one that repeated the past’s mistakes or one that reimagined(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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June 2021
June 2021
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Building Sharjah
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'Building Sharjah' reveals how modern architecture unfurled across the United Arab Emirates’ third-largest city. An oil discovery in 1972 positioned Sharjah as one of the world’s final cities shaped by transformative fortune. In the footsteps of Kuwait, Riyadh, and Dubai, Sharjah faced a metamorphosis: either one that repeated the past’s mistakes or one that reimagined how wealth can build a city. Sharjah’s potential enticed an international cast of experts to create a bold, new city. As their projects begin to vanish, this book preserves them through unseen photographs and recovered documents. New writing chronicles how local and arriving residents arranged the designed, concrete environment into a home. Beyond just a local artifact, this book examines the confident promises made by global practices of urbanization.
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'Building Sharjah' reveals how modern architecture unfurled across the United Arab Emirates’ third-largest city. An oil discovery in 1972 positioned Sharjah as one of the world’s final cities shaped by transformative fortune. In the footsteps of Kuwait, Riyadh, and Dubai, Sharjah faced a metamorphosis: either one that repeated the past’s mistakes or one that reimagined how wealth can build a city. Sharjah’s potential enticed an international cast of experts to create a bold, new city. As their projects begin to vanish, this book preserves them through unseen photographs and recovered documents. New writing chronicles how local and arriving residents arranged the designed, concrete environment into a home. Beyond just a local artifact, this book examines the confident promises made by global practices of urbanization.
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June 2021
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Between 1949 and 1989, remarkable buildings of late modernity were constructed in the coastal city of Kuwait. Within these four decades, the city state on the Arabian Gulf was comprehensively restructured and practically redesigned. Following a first volume with 150 carefully selected exemplary buildings, this second volume features interviews, essays and arguments, as(...)
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Between 1949 and 1989, remarkable buildings of late modernity were constructed in the coastal city of Kuwait. Within these four decades, the city state on the Arabian Gulf was comprehensively restructured and practically redesigned. Following a first volume with 150 carefully selected exemplary buildings, this second volume features interviews, essays and arguments, as(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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December 2017
December 2017
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Modern architecture Kuwait: essays, arguments, interviews
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Between 1949 and 1989, remarkable buildings of late modernity were constructed in the coastal city of Kuwait. Within these four decades, the city state on the Arabian Gulf was comprehensively restructured and practically redesigned. Following a first volume with 150 carefully selected exemplary buildings, this second volume features interviews, essays and arguments, as well as transcripts of contemporary publications of these years. The texts by local and international scholars focus on questions regarding the significance and function of the buildings along with the role of individual and corporate protagonists that influenced, defined and created this highly dynamic restructuring process. Furthermore, all aspects are integrated into a wider regional and international context. The contributions are complemented by an array of photographic, layout, and archive materials.
Modern architecture Kuwait: essays, arguments, interviews
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Between 1949 and 1989, remarkable buildings of late modernity were constructed in the coastal city of Kuwait. Within these four decades, the city state on the Arabian Gulf was comprehensively restructured and practically redesigned. Following a first volume with 150 carefully selected exemplary buildings, this second volume features interviews, essays and arguments, as well as transcripts of contemporary publications of these years. The texts by local and international scholars focus on questions regarding the significance and function of the buildings along with the role of individual and corporate protagonists that influenced, defined and created this highly dynamic restructuring process. Furthermore, all aspects are integrated into a wider regional and international context. The contributions are complemented by an array of photographic, layout, and archive materials.
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This new edition of the classic work on the politics of architecture—and the architecture of politics—appears on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day War, which expanded Israel’s domination over Palestinian lands. From the tunnels of Gaza to the militarized airspace of the Occupied Territories, Eyal Weizman unravels Israel’s mechanisms of control and its transformation(...)
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This new edition of the classic work on the politics of architecture—and the architecture of politics—appears on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day War, which expanded Israel’s domination over Palestinian lands. From the tunnels of Gaza to the militarized airspace of the Occupied Territories, Eyal Weizman unravels Israel’s mechanisms of control and its transformation(...)
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Hollow land: Israel's architecture of occupation. 2nd edition
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This new edition of the classic work on the politics of architecture—and the architecture of politics—appears on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day War, which expanded Israel’s domination over Palestinian lands. From the tunnels of Gaza to the militarized airspace of the Occupied Territories, Eyal Weizman unravels Israel’s mechanisms of control and its transformation of Palestinian homes into a war zone under constant surveillance. This is essential reading for those seeking to understand how architecture and infrastructure are used as lethal weapons in the formation of Israel.
Hollow land: Israel's architecture of occupation. 2nd edition
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This new edition of the classic work on the politics of architecture—and the architecture of politics—appears on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day War, which expanded Israel’s domination over Palestinian lands. From the tunnels of Gaza to the militarized airspace of the Occupied Territories, Eyal Weizman unravels Israel’s mechanisms of control and its transformation of Palestinian homes into a war zone under constant surveillance. This is essential reading for those seeking to understand how architecture and infrastructure are used as lethal weapons in the formation of Israel.
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July 2017
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Dans un Beyrouth en pleine mutation, un nombre important de logements négligés sont condamnés à disparaître à cause de la spéculation foncière. Ce projet transdisciplinaire vise à examiner les transformations subies par ces architectures obsolètes. L'étude, réalisée sur place à partir d'archives, de témoignages écrits et oraux, propose également de nouvelles lectures,(...)
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Dans un Beyrouth en pleine mutation, un nombre important de logements négligés sont condamnés à disparaître à cause de la spéculation foncière. Ce projet transdisciplinaire vise à examiner les transformations subies par ces architectures obsolètes. L'étude, réalisée sur place à partir d'archives, de témoignages écrits et oraux, propose également de nouvelles lectures,(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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September 2018
September 2018
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Habitats abandonnés : une histoire de Beyrouth
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Dans un Beyrouth en pleine mutation, un nombre important de logements négligés sont condamnés à disparaître à cause de la spéculation foncière. Ce projet transdisciplinaire vise à examiner les transformations subies par ces architectures obsolètes. L'étude, réalisée sur place à partir d'archives, de témoignages écrits et oraux, propose également de nouvelles lectures, artistiques, de la ville.
Habitats abandonnés : une histoire de Beyrouth
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Dans un Beyrouth en pleine mutation, un nombre important de logements négligés sont condamnés à disparaître à cause de la spéculation foncière. Ce projet transdisciplinaire vise à examiner les transformations subies par ces architectures obsolètes. L'étude, réalisée sur place à partir d'archives, de témoignages écrits et oraux, propose également de nouvelles lectures, artistiques, de la ville.
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September 2018
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Volume 12 : Al Manakh
Volume 12 : Al Manakh
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Unveiled at the International Design Forum, held this year in Dubai, "Al Manakh" provides a long overdue, and much needed survey of the current state of architecture and design in the Middle East. Comprising three sections, the first features a guide to Dubai, edited by Moutamarat; the second, a survey of planning and development in the Gulf States, by AMO; and lastly, a(...)
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Unveiled at the International Design Forum, held this year in Dubai, "Al Manakh" provides a long overdue, and much needed survey of the current state of architecture and design in the Middle East. Comprising three sections, the first features a guide to Dubai, edited by Moutamarat; the second, a survey of planning and development in the Gulf States, by AMO; and lastly, a(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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August 2007, Amsterdam
August 2007, Amsterdam
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Volume 12 : Al Manakh
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Unveiled at the International Design Forum, held this year in Dubai, "Al Manakh" provides a long overdue, and much needed survey of the current state of architecture and design in the Middle East. Comprising three sections, the first features a guide to Dubai, edited by Moutamarat; the second, a survey of planning and development in the Gulf States, by AMO; and lastly, a Global Agenda for design, as envisioned by Archis. Illustrated throughout, and accompanied by essays and commentaries, "Al Manakh" provides valuable insights into a dynamic and volatile region.
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Unveiled at the International Design Forum, held this year in Dubai, "Al Manakh" provides a long overdue, and much needed survey of the current state of architecture and design in the Middle East. Comprising three sections, the first features a guide to Dubai, edited by Moutamarat; the second, a survey of planning and development in the Gulf States, by AMO; and lastly, a Global Agenda for design, as envisioned by Archis. Illustrated throughout, and accompanied by essays and commentaries, "Al Manakh" provides valuable insights into a dynamic and volatile region.
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August 2007, Amsterdam
August 2007, Amsterdam
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Offers an innovative approach to understanding the cultural history of Tel Aviv by exploring the mythical dimension and texture of the city. Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Over time the city has transformed into a(...)
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Offers an innovative approach to understanding the cultural history of Tel Aviv by exploring the mythical dimension and texture of the city. Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Over time the city has transformed into a(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
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October 2006, New York
October 2006, New York
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Tel Aviv : mythography of a city
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Offers an innovative approach to understanding the cultural history of Tel Aviv by exploring the mythical dimension and texture of the city. Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Over time the city has transformed into a lively metropolis, renowned for its architecture and culture, openness and vitality. A young city about to celebrate its 100th anniversity, the mythic Tel Aviv continues to represent a fundamental idea that transcends the physical texture of the city and the everyday experiences of its residents. Combining historical research and cultural analysis, Maoz Azaryahu explores the different myths that have been part of the vernacular and perception of the city. He relates Tel Aviv’s mythology to its physicality through buildings, streets, personal experiences, and municipal policies. With critical insight, he evaluates specific myths and their propagation in the spheres of both official and popular culture. Azaryahu explores three distinct stages in the history of the mythic Tel Aviv: "The First Hebrew City" assesses Tel Aviv as Zionist vision and seed of the actual city; "Non-Stop City" depicts trendy, global post-Zionist Tel Aviv; and "The White City" describes Tel Aviv’s architectural landscape, created in the 1930s and imbued with nostalgia and local prestige. Tel Aviv: Mythography of a City will appeal to urban geographers, cultural historians, scholars of myth, and students of Israeli society and culture.
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Offers an innovative approach to understanding the cultural history of Tel Aviv by exploring the mythical dimension and texture of the city. Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Over time the city has transformed into a lively metropolis, renowned for its architecture and culture, openness and vitality. A young city about to celebrate its 100th anniversity, the mythic Tel Aviv continues to represent a fundamental idea that transcends the physical texture of the city and the everyday experiences of its residents. Combining historical research and cultural analysis, Maoz Azaryahu explores the different myths that have been part of the vernacular and perception of the city. He relates Tel Aviv’s mythology to its physicality through buildings, streets, personal experiences, and municipal policies. With critical insight, he evaluates specific myths and their propagation in the spheres of both official and popular culture. Azaryahu explores three distinct stages in the history of the mythic Tel Aviv: "The First Hebrew City" assesses Tel Aviv as Zionist vision and seed of the actual city; "Non-Stop City" depicts trendy, global post-Zionist Tel Aviv; and "The White City" describes Tel Aviv’s architectural landscape, created in the 1930s and imbued with nostalgia and local prestige. Tel Aviv: Mythography of a City will appeal to urban geographers, cultural historians, scholars of myth, and students of Israeli society and culture.
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October 2006, New York
October 2006, New York
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Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
Architecture since 1900, Middle-East
