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Article: Letter from[ldots] TEL AVIV.
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
- Author:
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Israel's architecture is intensely heated in the pressurized crucible of a small society 'perpetually on the verge of hysteria'. Timothy Brittain-Catlin contrasts Israel's heroic period with the less clear cut and perhaps more petty-minded professional atmosphere today. Yet the country sometimes produces memorable architecture and buildings which distil the noblest aspects of the nation's culture.
Most characteristics of Israeli culture are derived from the fact that the country is so small that everyone can feel part of the national daily adventures. One occurrence last summer will serve to illustrate something of what that entails. During an all-night session ...