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Once the construction process is completed, the generic residential building undergoes an endless evolutionary process of changes, big and small, constantly performed by the hands and initiative of individuals. These changes transform the concrete structure to a living organism of sorts, which changes and adapts to the needs of the times and the occupants.
The long-exposure nocturnal photography, and the transition to black and white, allow to some extent the isolation of the buildings from their surroundings and facilitate.
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Facing East - Additional Materials
Invitations:
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- Concrete Folklore - Architects Association Gallery, Jaffa, Israel. September 2012. (PDF, Hebrew)
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- Concrete Folklore - Symposium - 11.10.18 - Architects Association Gallery, Jaffa, Israel.
October 2012. (PDF, Hebrew)
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Links:
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- Concrete Folklore - Israeli Architects Association official website.
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- "Concrete Folklore : experimental architecture in Israeli synagogues in the 1960s and 1970s - Catalogue" - Website of The National Library of Israel.
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Press / Media:
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- "When Secular Architects Design Jewish Houses of Worship", Article by Naama Riba, Haaretz Newspaper in English - 4.10.18. (Paywall)
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- "Spectacular on the inside", Article by Naama Riba, Haaretz Newspaper - 2.9.18.
(Hebrew, Paywall)
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- "Within the Walls: Iconic Synagogues in Israel", Article by Ariel Horowitz, Makor Rishon weekly newspaper - 8.11.18. (Hebrew, Paywall)
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-"Heaven's Gates: Synagogues from the inside, An exhibition at the Architects Association Gallery in Jaffa", Article by Yuval Saar, Portfolio Online Magazine - 18.9.18 (Hebrew)
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- "A New Exhibition at the Architect's House examines the synagogues of the 60's and 70's", Article by Udit Lorraine Belkine, Legit Magazine - 5.9.18 (Hebrew)
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Texts:
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- Concrete Folklore - Full exhibition text by Naomi Simhony (PDF, Hebrew)
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