MIU – Movement for Israeli UrbanismArch. Irit Solzi Dr. Yodan Rofè

Urbanism in in IsraelIsraelBeyond Tel-Aviv Legacy and Challenges

Urbanism in in IsraelIsraelBeyond Tel-Aviv Legacy and Challenges

The LegacyThe LegacyPre modern city cores

AcreAcreJerusalemJerusalem

Nazareth

Safed Ramla

The LegacyThe LegacyPre moderntowns, villages neighborhoodsLodRishon Letzion Zikhron YaakovGdera

The LegacyThe LegacyThe LegacyThe LegacyBritish Mandate Inheritance

Palestine as testing groundof new planning ideas

Ashby, Abercombie, Kendall, Holloway and Geddes

Garden Cities Regional planning

The LegacyThe LegacyBritish Mandate InheritanceRegional Plans Haifa and Haifa Bay

The LegacyThe Legacy British Mandate inheritance Jerusalem Master Plan and Jerusalem Stone Rule still maintainedgreen valleys violated only recently

conservationconservation

Tel-Aviv Before British Mandate

The LegacyThe Legacy

1918

The LegacyThe Legacy

Tel-Aviv Geddes Plan

British Mandate Inheritance

The LegacyThe LegacyBritish Mandate Inheritance Tel-Aviv Geddes Plan

The LegacyThe Legacy

Tel-Aviv Geddes Plan

British Mandate Inheritance

The Home Zones 2005The Home Zones 2005

The LegacyThe Legacy

Tel-Aviv Architecture

The Buildings 2005The Buildings 2005

Tel-Aviv Geddes Plan

Tel-Aviv Geddes Plan

The Boulevards 2005

The Boulevards 2005

Tel-Aviv Cafés 2005Cafés 2005

The ChallengesThe ChallengesContinued

population growth and growing affluence

The ChallengesThe Challenges

Decaying 50’s and 60’smodernist housing projects & towns

Decaying 50’s and 60’smodernist housing projects & towns

The ChallengesThe Challenges

Stagnation of town centersStagnation of town centers

Rampant sub-urbanization and car dependent development

Rampant sub-urbanization and car dependent development

The Challenges

Fragmented and outdated Fragmented and outdated planning practicesplanning practices

Many cities do not have valid master plans. District divisions are outdated by suburban

development. Outdated planning law Lack of public participation Misunderstanding of urban design as large

scale architecture.

Many cities do not have valid master plans. District divisions are outdated by suburban

development. Outdated planning law Lack of public participation Misunderstanding of urban design as large

scale architecture.

MIU as a response MIU as a response Importance of Cities for Israel Survival Urban living should be pleasant & fulfilling Renovation & creation of public space MIU the only NGO in Israel concerned with

Urban development & urban design

Importance of Cities for Israel Survival Urban living should be pleasant & fulfilling Renovation & creation of public space MIU the only NGO in Israel concerned with

Urban development & urban design

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MIU MIU Movement for Israeli Urbanism Movement for Israeli Urbanism

MIU MIU Movement for Israeli Urbanism Movement for Israeli Urbanism

Over 300 members First exhibition, May 2005 Drafting MIU charter Cooperation with other NGO’s First Congress, December 12-13, 2005

A conferenceA planning event – charette

Over 300 members First exhibition, May 2005 Drafting MIU charter Cooperation with other NGO’s First Congress, December 12-13, 2005

A conferenceA planning event – charette

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