Joseph Berlin Explained
Joseph Berlin (1877-1952) was an Israeli architect who worked in Russia and Mandatory Palestine.
Biography
Joseph Berlin was born in Mogilev, Russia (today in Belarus). He immigrated to British-ruled Palestine with his family in 1921.
Architecture career
He designed over a hundred buildings around the country, many of them iconic.[1] [2] [3] His son Zeev Berlin was also an architect, and the two worked together.[4]
Berlin designed 80 buildings in Tel Aviv, among them his own home on Rothschild Boulevard in the city center. His later projects incorporated many elements of the Bauhaus style, with fewer decorative additions, flat roofs and ribbon windows.[5]
Notable works
- 1922/25 - Berlin-Pasovsky House
- 1923 - Arza sanatorium, Motza
- 1923/26 - Łodzia House, Tel Aviv
- 1923 - Diesel Power Station, Tel Aviv (16, HaHashmal Street)[6]
- 1924 - Zissman House, Tel Aviv
- 1925 - Ohel Moed synagogue, Tel Aviv
- 1926 - Beit Awad[4]
- 1928 - Mograbi Cinema, Tel Aviv
See also
Further reading
- Berkovich, Gary. Reclaiming a History. Jewish Architects in Imperial Russia and the USSR. Volume 1. Late Imperial Russia: 1891–1917. Grunberg Verlag. Weimar und Rostock. 2021. P. 70. .
- Josef Berlin, Architect: Between Little Tel Aviv and the White City, Baruch Ravid (Binyan Vediur, 2005)
Notes and References
- News: ברלין בתל אביב . זנדברג . אסתר . 2004-09-02 . הארץ . 2019-07-18.
- News: הצבעים הנוספים של העיר הלבנה . סמואלוב . יובל . 2004-10-11 . גלובס . 2019-08-17 . he.
- News: הרמוניה מסורתית בפרובינציה מזרח תיכונית . שטרנהל . זיוה . 2005-02-28 . הארץ . 2019-08-17 . he.
- Web site: In a Rothschild Boulevard restoration, eclectic meets modern design. Steinberg. Jessica. 24 March 2018. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US. 2019-10-03.
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-a-rothschild-boulevard-restoration-eclectic-meets-modern-design/ In a Rothschild Boulevard restoration, eclectic meets modern design
- Web site: Gallery of the first power stations . . 10 February 2021.