ABSTRACT
While it is widely recognized that architects and their architecture play a key role in constructing a sense of place, the inherent nexus between an architectural ideology and the production of national space and place has so far been neglected. Focusing on the Zionist ideology, this book brings together practising architects and academics to critically examine the role of architects, architecture and spatial practices as mediators between national ideology and the politicization of space. The book first of all sets out the wider context of theoretical debates concerning the role of architecture in the process of constructing a sense of place then divides into six main sections. The book not only provides an innovative new perspective on how the Israeli state had developed, but also sheds light on how architecture shapes national identity in any post-colonial and settler state.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |13 pages
Introduction
part 1|101 pages
Reshaping Terra Nullius
part 2|45 pages
Frontiers
part 3|62 pages
Mixed Spaces – Separated Places
part 4|57 pages
Landmarks of Identity
part 5|43 pages
Place/Knowledge
part |25 pages
Epilogue