Constructing a Sense of Place: Architecture and the Zionist Discourse

Constructing a Sense of Place: Architecture and the Zionist Discourse
ISBN-10
1351949330
ISBN-13
9781351949330
Category
Architecture
Pages
370
Language
English
Published
2017-05-15
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Haim Yacobi

Description

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.

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