The city of David- Silwan Defining the Presentness of the past
Leead Malki
"In order to have 'Historical Significance‘ the past has to have some Presentness of the past, not only the 'pastness' of the past. It must have a 'meaningful presence'.“ "We have to re-examine, re- discover and re-evaluate the past rather than investigate it. The pure historian will object, yet the pure historian creates nothing.“ - Robert Venturi (Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture)
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The city of David- Silwan
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Underground Above
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Givati Excavation Site
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Section B-B Section Through The City of David 1:500
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The city of David- Silwan
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The city of David- Silwan
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The city of David- Silwan
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Local Structure -
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The City of David- Excavations map (1867- 2008)
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What addition can this new layer bring to an environment so defined by its historical and present time frame?
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The city of David- Silwan
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How does Local identity strengthen due to an architectural intervene in a place of such complexity?
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What are the universal and local consequences of planning in an area of Holy and Historical significance?
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what are the Future opportunities that arise from such an act?
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The city of David- Silwan
Defining the Presentness of the past
Proposed model 1:250
The city of David- Silwan
Defining the Presentness of the past
The city of David- Silwan Defining the Presentness of the past
Thank you Leead Malki