Synopsis
Celebrating Herzog & de Meuron’s iconic new National Library of Israel, built together with Israeli Executive Architect Mann-Shinar, this book takes the reader on a journey that transcends stone and mortar to explore the importance of libraries in our fastpaced Digital Age. The book features original short stories, paintings, photographs and comics by some of the world’s leading authors and artists.
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About the Author
Professor Ido Bruno is a designer, teacher, curator and creative artist. He has been a lecturer at the Department of Industrial Design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design since 1993. From 2017–2021 he was the Director of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Professor Bruno has served on numerous professional committees and judged design and art competitions in Israel and abroad. His own works have been exhibited at various local and international venues including the MoMA, the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts in Lausanne and the Design Museum in London.
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Mit der National Library of Israel entsteht im Herzen von Jerusalem der neueste Bau der Stararchitekten Herzog & de Meuron. Das ikonische Gebäude, welches einem geöffnetem Buch gleicht, stellt einen physischen Speicher für israelische Literatur, Kultur und Geschichte dar. Die Publikation feiert die Architektur und zeigt die Bedeutung von Bibliotheken in unserem digitalen Zeitalter.Es ist die Krönung eines visionären 30-jährigen Projekts zur Erneuerung der israelischen Nationalbibliothek unter der Leitung von Yad Hanadiv (Rothschild-Stiftung): Der Band über Herzog & de Meurons architektonische Ikone nimmt den Leser mit auf eine Reise: Wie ensteht aus einem Entwurf, Mörtel und Stein ein öffentlicher Raum für kulturellen Austausch? Abbildungen aus den Bauabschnitten, Texte führender israelischer Autor:innen, Zeichnungen von Zoya Cherkassky und eine Graphic Novel von Rutu Modan lassen den bibliophilen Band zu einer einzigartigen Gebäudemonografie werden.
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