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City of Collision: Jerusalem and the Principles of Conflict Urbanismby Philipp (edt) Misselwitz
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The city of Jerusalem has unfortunately become a laboratory of urban conicts. After terrorist attacks in New York, London, and Madrid, the same can be said not just about the Middle East, but also Western metropolises. City of Collision is a thorough investigation of the current situation in Jerusalem from a trilateral perspective: Israeli, Palestinian, and a host of international experts from multiple disciplines. Architects, urbanists, geographers, anthropologists, and artists discuss the production and use of urban space under the conditions created by "intra-urban conict." Thirty-ve large-format thematic maps and graphics detailing the construction of security fences, urban enclaves, exclaves, and the often jarring juxtapositions created between highly developed and impoverished urban spaces are also included. Book News Annotation:Arising from workshops held in Jerusalem from 2003-2005 where 30
Palestinian, Israeli, and European architecture students traveled to
different parts of the city talking to people about their experience
living, working, traveling in the different districts, these 33
essays delve into the history, theory, and spatial reality of the
profoundly divided city. The essays are grouped into themes that
include segregation into enclaves, barriers, no-man's-lands,
confrontation and exchange, innovation and destruction. Representing
the three viewpoints, the organizers of the workshop and editors of
this volume are affiliated with the International Peace and
Cooperation Center of East Jerusalem, the Bezalel Academy of Arts and
Design in West Jerusalem, Berlin U. of the Arts (Germany), and the
Federal Technical U. of Zurich (Switzerland). Not indexed.
Distributed by Princeton Architectural Press.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:War has entered the cities. Since September 11, 2001 at the latest, it has become apparent that this is the case not only in Jerusalem and the Middle East, but also in Western metropolises. This book presents a thorough investigation of the current situation in Jerusalem from a trilateral perspective: Israeli, Palestinian, and international experts air their views. The discussion centers on the production and use of urban space under the conditions created by the conflict, including, for example, the so-called security fence, urban enclaves, exclaves, the approach to monuments and no-man's-land, and the instrumentalization of infrastructures, which leads to the crass juxtaposition of highly developed and impoverished urban spaces. The conflict, however, does not bring with it destruction and violence alone, but also exhibits ambivalent effects and, along with them, new cultural and urban realities. Jerusalem has become a prototype in the age of new urban violence. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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