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(CONCLUDED FItOSI PACIS it
sion.
ability for the work. As a result
we have in Palestine ninny build-
ings that soon will belong to the
slum areas. This is the more
regrettable if we take into con-
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incidents connected with the build-
ing rush of that period. Very of-
ten a prospective client would ob-
tain some kind of a preliminary
sketch from one of his numerous
engineer friends. The client then
would invite his contractor or build-
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erators are becoming more and
more popular, (A central gas sup-
ply station is being planned at
present for Tel-Aviv.)
It is hard to predict what the
next step in the development of ,
Palestine's architecture will be.
One thing seems to be certain, that
the present lull in building ac- i
tivity resulting from stoppage of,
immigration, in itself a regretable
fact, may prove to be beneficial as
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sideration the available number er along for a selective tour of the
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much to have this type of balcony,"
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the work.
the client would say, stopping at
There are also very humorou some of the buildings, The builder
would take notes. Then a little far-
ther down the street, a certain
staircase window would strike his
fancy, etc., etc. He would finally
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get a collection of detached details
and a building that could result in
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an eyesore for the modern Tel
Aviv.
Small though as Palestine is,
every city has its own character ex-
pressed in terms of its architecture.
Although nearly the same systems
of construction prevails through-
out Palestine, that is, reinforced
concrete column and beam con-
struction, the external appearance
harmonizes with the spirit of every
city. It expresses perfectly the life
that is going on within:
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Tel-Aviv is the so-called "little
Paris of the Orient." Its white-
colored, slight-looking buildings
give one the impression of playful-
ness, superficiality, lack of real eco-
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nomic basis, a city that thrives on
immigration and tourism. This im-
pression accords well with the spir-
it of youthful enthusiasm and vigor
that are characteristic of the city
although a sturdy cultural and eco-
nomic life has already taken root
there.
Up north, on the coast, only with-
in a two-hour ride from Tel-Aviv,
lies Palestine's modern port, Haifa.
Here th% buildings tell one a diff-
erent story. Most of them are of
the monolithic reinforced concrete
type of construction, some of them
faced with stones. These buildings,
having as a setting the towering I
Mount Carmel, give an impression
of
stability and solid economic
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background, as justified by the fine
port development, the Mosul oil
pipe line and the establishment of
numerous light and heavy indus-
tries.
In th& south-eastern direction of
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Jerusalem, the spiritual and cul-
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thing here is tinged with historical
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significance, the air pugnant with
mysteries of bygone days. The
same type of stone that is found in
the vicinity of Jerusalem is used
for facing of the buildings. Even
the sidewalks until lately were
paved with flat stones. The ten-
dency toward modern architecture
is as great in Jerusalem as in Tel-
Aviv, but the stone element gives a
different character to the whole
city.
The planning and style of the
buildings in the small settlements
is influenced and governed by de-
fense factors. For instance, one
large settlement in the Emek
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form. All streets converge in the
central part where specially con-
structed buildings could take in
most of the population in case the
first outside defense lines fail to
hold out against any unexpected
attack.
in modern utilitarian convenienc-
es Palestine is not behind many of
the very advanced countries. All
new homes and apartment build-
ings have up-to-date sanitary in-
stallations, a continuous hot water
supply system and very often a
central heating installation. Gas
and electric stoves, electric refrig-
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