LEADER 04086oam 2200445Ka 450 001 9910901882303321 005 20210304124007.0 010 $a9780262367967 010 $a0-262-36796-3 035 $a(CKB)5450000000038552 035 $a(OCoLC)568583327$z(OCoLC)301152527$z(OCoLC)1035152726 035 $a(OCoLC-P)568583327 035 $a(MaCbMITP)3442 035 $a(EXLCZ)995450000000038552 100 $a20100323d1986 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Harvard Jerusalem Studio $eurban designs for the Holy City /$fMoshe Safdie ; assistant editors, Rudy Barton, Uri Shetrit 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dİ1986 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations (some color), maps 311 $a0-262-19247-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThese studies, conducted in 1980-1984 by teams of faculty, students, consultants, and advisors from the Jerusalem planning community and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, provide a unique sense of Jerusalem's natural and built environment, its livability, cultural diversity, and political and religious tensions.Modern Jerusalem is one of the most fascinating laboratories for urban development. These studies, conducted in 1980-1984 by teams of faculty, students, consultants, and advisors from the Jerusalem planning community and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, provide a unique sense of Jerusalem's natural and built environment, its livability, cultural diversity, and political and religious tensions. The more than 500 illustrations include contemporary plans and drawings as well as lithographs, engravings, and historical material that convey the special quality of the Holy City. Moshe Safdie, who initiated and directed the Jerusalem studio, discusses the urban design program at Harvard in his introduction to the book. In the first three chapters, he traces Jerusalem's heritage, presents the Old City and its visual basin, and details projects for Damascus Gate (where ""all the ingredients, problems, and opportunities that have made urban design a necessary activity are demonstrated""). The remaining chapters focus on the forces of change and how to plan for explosive growth in the new city outside the wall. They present plans for the downtown or central business district, the new satellite towns to the north and south, and the green belt surrounding the city. A final chapter returns to Damascus Gate and presents designs for the no-man's-land, (known as the Seam) outside it. This strategic parcel of land links the Arab and Israeli business districts and the Old City markets. Working with local communities and the municipality, three GSD graduates developed the design that was given the first Progressive Architecture Urban Design Award in 1985. So compelling was this proposal that the municipality intends to implement it. The Jerusalem studio program was not only pedagogically significant but also of great practical value for the city of Jerusalem. The teams shed light on the opportunities and predicaments of a great historic city undergoing rapid growth and development and offered some brilliant design strategies. While the studies focus on Jerusalem, the issues they address - such as how new development can be made to harmonize with historic architecture and the impact that new commercial centers have on a strongly divided population - are relevant to many cities. 606 $aCity planning$xResearch$zJerusalem 610 $aIsrael$aJerusalem$aTown planning 610 $aARCHITECTURE/Architectural History/Modern Architecture 615 0$aCity planning$xResearch 676 $a711/.4/0956944 700 $aSafdie$b Moshe$f1938-$032173 701 $aBarton$b Rudy$01772661 701 $aShetrit$b Uri$01772662 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910901882303321 996 $aThe Harvard Jerusalem Studio$94274071 997 $aUNINA