Description: This collection discusses the innovative and experimental architecture of Israel during its first three decades following the nation's establishment in 1948. The volume highlights new perspectives on the topic, discussing the inception, modernisation, and habitation of historic and lesser-researched areas alike in its interrogation. This collec...
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'Israel as a Modern Architectural Experimental Lab, 1948-1978 makes an important contribution to this growing body of literature by bringing together case studies of different kinds of buildings in a variety of sites across Israel and outside the country. [...] The book covers diverse landscapes, it also leaves a number of areas for future investigation. [...] An invaluable addition to the study of Israeli architecture, but it will also be of interest to anyone studying the relationship between modernist architecture and nation building more generally.'