The Peres Peace House Designer: Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto
Location: Jaffa, Tel Aviv
Image Credits: Moreno Maggi The building, which opens to the public in March, is intended to be a neutral meeting point for Israelis and Palestinians, but although it will contain memorials to Nobel Peace Prize winners, it's far from just a museum. It has a library, conference and office space, and recreational and sports facilities. The only part of the building that is open faces the sea. The rest of the structure is made up of pale green precast concrete slabs layered with transparent and opaque glass. From the outside the concrete appears flat and calm, but inside it is erratic, irregular. → www.iconeye.com Posted: 01/15/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this