Atlas Of The Conflict: Israel - Palestine
Who was the author?
Malkit Shoshan
Who was the intended audience?
Architecture designers, Designers, Academic Writers, the Palestinians and Israelis.
Studied at the Technion - Isreal Institute of Technology and at the IUAV - The university of Venice
Her dissertation explores the role architecture and planning can have in conflict areas, focusing on UN Missions.
Born and raised in Israel
Key Parts of the book
Central idea of the book
Why was it created?
How was it created?
What questions does the author address?
The author was driven by a sense of curiosity of over 500 destroyed Palestinian localities. Initially believing it was only an empty plot of land.
Netherlands Architecture Fund and The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture
Cartographic Design
Photographs
You are expected to present a study that compares and contrasts the various readings' context with the assigned artefact and their respective cultures and traditions. The assessment will be based on your engagement with the weekly readings and a critical reflection of the contexts and the assigned design artefact in the form of a presentation.
In what way did the socio-cultural context of your artifact affect it's design?
You are required to trace the origins and context of your assigned artifact in great detail through the writing of your individual essay. You are to also provide a critical look at the relationship between the artifact and the socio-cultural context the object was a part of.
Having the social consciousness and understanding of the history of the area.
What is it about?
Showing the population and settlements in Israel and Palestine and territorial transformation over the past 100 years
After the 1948 war, over 500 Palestinian villages and cities were destroyed and erased. People were living in unrecognised map, no official address
Uncovering unrecognised sites that were not shown on official national maps
Mapping Narrative . Space & Politics
Many sites were not shown on official maps
Designed by Joost Groostens
Showing how the historical timeline affects the map context and the way architectures were built in times of conflict
Is it important to understand the history about where and how we build architectures on an area?
The history and contemporary situation of Palestine and Israel, but also in the way architecture, urbanism, transport infrastructure and even the humble pine tree can participate to power and domination
How politics and conflict can be shown through map
Walls and Towers and Tunnels built
Why?
Insightful for other conflicts?