The Israeli Pavillion at the 14th Venice Biennale for Architecture
The Urburb: Patterns
Of Contemporary Living
The Urburb:
Patterns Of Contemporary Living
The Urburb: Patterns
Of Contemporary Living
The Urburb: Patterns Of
Contemporary Living
The Urburb:
Patterns Of Contemporary Living
Published by Sternthal Books
ISBN 978-329-89871
304 Pages, Softcover
Editors
Roy Brand, Ori Scialom
Design
Studio Gimel 2
Text Editing and Translation
Daphna Raz, Sivan Raveh
Scenario Research and Editing
Oren Eldar
Photography
Aviad Bar Ness, Roy Brand, Oren Eldar,
Yael Engelhart, Sarale Gur Lavy, Edith Kofsky,
Gili Merin, Ori Scialom, Keren Yeala-Golan
Urburb: Patterns of Contemporary Living brings together photographs of the installation, architectural photography, and other contemporary artworks, interspersed amongst theoretical texts and short stories which address the philosophical, cultural, political, economic and social aspects of the Urburb.
The first part consists of five theoretical texts, by Roy Brand, Ori Scialom, Keren Yeala Golan, Zvi Efrat, and Tamar Berger.
The second section is comprised of ten scenarios illustrating the exhibition display; each scenario presents a case study of the Urburb’s progression in terms of the country, the city, the neighborhood and the building.
The third section presents a collection of five short stories by contemporary Israeli authors including Amos Oz, Julia Fermentto, Eyal Sagui Bizawe, Zvi Efrat, Eshkol Nevo, Shimon Adaf. reflecting on the everyday life in these everyday places.