Jerusalem Modernism: The Architectural Work of David Anatol Brutzkus
Keywords:
Architectural Discourse in Israel, David Anatol Brutzkus, The Yishuv, German Cultural Discourse, Jerusalem Architecture, Architectural Historiography, Israeli ModernismAbstract
The Israeli architectural discourse considers the work of David A. Brutzkus, who immigrated to Jerusalem from Berlin in 1935, as individualistic compared to the prevailing styles in the Yishuv and the recently emerged state. The authors explore the broad context of Brutzkus’ work and show how it reflects a unique modernist approach. To trace the formation of his idiom, Brutzkus’ work is seen against the background of his professional training with leading figures in the German cultural discourse and his immigrant experience. Brutzkus’ cultural translations of the discourse evolved into Jerusalem’s site-specific, open, apolitical and modernist architecture. From this perspective, his work serves as a theoretical context for challenging the architectural historiography of Israeli modernism.
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