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Halprin in Israel

Kenneth I. Helphand
Landscape Journal, January 2012, 31 (1-2) 199-217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.31.1-2.199
Kenneth I. Helphand
Kenneth I. Helphand is Knight Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon. Helphand is a frequent visiting professor at the Technion—The Israel Institute of Technology. His books include (2002), and (2006). Helphand has served as editor of , and is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. He is also an Honorary Member of the Israel Association of Landscape Architects, a recipient of the Bradford Williams Medal, a Graham Foundation Grant, and former Chair of the Senior Fellows in Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks
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Lawrence Halprin's contributions to the Israeli landscape—though little known—were significant in the areas of planning and design. Halprin's relationship to Israel spans his lifetime. Born into a Zionist family, he spent two years on a kibbutz in the 1930s which profoundly influenced his ethics and philosophy. He returned to Israel throughout his life. His contributions were both as advisor and designer. He advised on national landscape planning, national parks, and was an influential member of Mayor Teddy Kollek's Jerusalem Committee. His design projects, all in Jerusalem, include: the Hadassah Medical Center, the Israel Museum, and the Ben Yehuda Mall. His most significant work is the Haas Promenade (with Shlomo Aronson) and the Rhoda Goldman Promenade (with Bruce Levin). His Israeli work exemplifies aspects of his most significant contributions as a designer. The work is derived from intense personal experience. It is passionate and idealistic, and it exemplifies continued attention to choreography and performance. The work draws from lessons learned from the thoughtful examination of other places, yet is based on a careful sensitivity to the cultural and physical conditions of the place. The work demonstrates his attention and consummate skill at all phases and scales of design, planning, and construction.

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  • Lawrence Halprin
  • Israel
  • Jerusalem
  • landscape architecture
  • planning
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