Architectural Culture in British-Mandate Jerusalem, 1917-1948

Gitler, Inbal Ben-Asher

Edinburgh University Press（2020/12発売）

Edinburgh University Press（2020/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 264 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781474457491
• DDC分類 720.103095694420904

Full Description

Four major communities, four buildings constructing their identities in the contested urban space of Jerusalem.
This book examines a fascinating and critical epoch in the architectural history of Jerusalem. It proposes a fresh and analytical discussion of British Mandate-era architecture by studying four buildings that have had a lasting impact on Jerusalem's built environment. Applying relational history methodology, the book reveals how these building projects evolved as an outcome of cross-cultural influences and relations among the British, American, Jewish-Zionist and Muslim-Palestinian communities. Further, the building and design processes behind these structures give new perspectives on the adaptation of modern architecture in the Middle East and the negotiation of historicism and vernacular architecture during the first half of the 20th century.

Contents

Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. A Holy City for the Twentieth Century: Urban Planning during the British Mandate; 2. Appropriating Multi-Histories: The Palestine Archaeological Museum; 3. Americans Imagining Jerusalem: The Jerusalem YMCA Building; 4. Constructing Palestinian Identity: The Palace Hotel; 5. Constructing Zionist Identity: The Zionist Executive Building; Conclusion: Buildings, communities; Bibliography.