tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158456033877022017.post8077142300475485488..comments2007-07-07T14:05:06.458-07:00Comments on TEBH Israel Trip: Surfaces and Interiors: BeginningsRichard Siegelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139445880583673992noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158456033877022017.post-4570184390312948932007-06-28T11:13:00.000-07:002007-06-28T11:13:00.000-07:00Shalom Chaverim, Mah Nishma? Sitting here in Los A...Shalom Chaverim, <BR/><BR/>Mah Nishma? <BR/>Sitting here in Los Angeles and following the blog on a daily basis. Wishing I could have joined you on this trip. Sounds so fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Have a great time.<BR/><BR/>TanyaTanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925621719999564469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158456033877022017.post-52381767872021298612007-06-26T18:21:00.000-07:002007-06-26T18:21:00.000-07:00from some Archtecture Magazine I found by Googling...from some Archtecture Magazine I found by Googling Ben Gurion Airport architecture:<BR/><BR/>SOM and Safdie sought to avoid the generic appearance of many large international airports, in part by reflecting the country’s culture and climate. Roger Duffy, SOM’s principal in charge, wanted Terminal 3 to embody the dichotomy of daily life in Israel, “a modern society imbued with a sense of ancient history and culture.” The extensive security procedures increase passenger wait time and tension, so Safdie and his team focused on making the passenger experience both calming and welcoming. Since Israel is both the actual home for many passengers and also the symbolic home for many Jews, the airport authority and the architects paid particular attention to dignifying the departure and arrival processes—experiences that can be particularly wrenching given the nation’s short, violence-soaked history. <BR/><BR/>By car, a white dishlike cap identifies the terminal from a distance. An upper-level drop-off ramp is separated by a gap (a precaution against vehicle explosions) over a lower-level train station. Across from the terminal, a garden of native plants, including seven mentioned in the Bible, sets the stage. It’s wrapped by the parking structure. Arcaded passageways take the passenger along the garden into the terminal, which is clad in the same Jerusalem stone as the Wailing Wall.<BR/> -- Zevzevshankenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001352496605861354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158456033877022017.post-77732480168718196932007-06-26T18:12:00.000-07:002007-06-26T18:12:00.000-07:00Rich, did you notice how the new airport's archite...Rich, did you notice how the new airport's architecture tried to make statements about past in the present, lifting from temple lay-out and other historical Jewish structures? I think there's a brochure somewhere at the airport that explains it.<BR/><BR/>Re: 'Everything's in Hebrew' -- How interesting a perspective. I bet seasoned visitors to Israel have the contrary reaction. It would be fun to do an actual count when on the bus in a city. How many signs are either translated or transliterated? Another thing fun to do on the bus in a city is figure out the Hebrew from the English. "Blockbuster" is a great starting point. Sound out the Hebrew till you have your first 'ah-ha!' modern Jewish moment.<BR/>-- Zevzevshankenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001352496605861354noreply@blogger.com