White City, Black City

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Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa

By Sharon Rotbard

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'An exemplary architectural study' - Owen Hatherley, Guardian Tel Aviv, the Zionist project's White City, is said to have risen from the sands of the desert. Acclaimed worldwide for its architectural heritage and gleaming Bauhaus-inspired Modernism, it is ostensibly designed to be a safe home for... Read More

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A hidden history of colonialism and war seen through a changing architectural landscape

Description

'An exemplary architectural study' - Owen Hatherley, Guardian

Tel Aviv, the Zionist project's White City, is said to have risen from the sands of the desert. Acclaimed worldwide for its architectural heritage and gleaming Bauhaus-inspired Modernism, it is ostensibly designed to be a safe home for the Jewish people.

However, the reality of the city's establishment was very different. Hidden below its foundations are the remains of Jaffa - the Black City, a Palestinian city that was obliterated to make way for European-style architecture at the heart of a newly-formed Israel.

Both a gripping narrative and a unique architectural record, White City, Black City shows that cities are made not only of stones and concrete but also of stories and histories - victors and losers, predator and prey.

This new edition contains a postscript reflecting on the recent destruction of the Gaza Strip.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745350936

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Edition: Second Edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

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Arts & Culture History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Sharon Rotbard

About the Author

Sharon Rotbard is an Israeli architect, publisher and author. He co-founded the independent press Babel Publishers and serves as Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. He lives with his wife in Tel Aviv.