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Bauhaus Buildings

9 Gordon Street
12 Tel Hai Street
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This city block has asymmetrical This building incorporates the
balconies and a recessed left side. boat shape conceptualized by
The concrete pergolas that criss­ Erich Mendelsohn, the first notable
cross the roof are intended to act German­Jewish architect to arrive
as sun­breakers. in Tel Aviv. The curves, designed to
take the edge off the harshness of
modern life, were criticized as being
contrary to Bauhaus principles.
Dizengoff Square
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Beautifully restored 1930s buildings
grace this square, which is being
restored. The Cinema Hotel, built as
a movie theater in 1939, has ribbons
of horizontal windows, over hanging
ledges, and curved balconies.
65 Sheinkin Street
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Built in 1935, the Rabinsky House
uses practical fixtures to create
decorative elements. The balconies
Bauhaus building on Bialik Street are horizontal, with holes to allow
the breeze to cool the building.
Bialik Street
2 Ahad HaAm Street
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This street is an architectural mix of 8
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1930s Bauhaus and 1920s Eclectic No. 49 is a series of rounded corners
style. No. 21 has clean lines accented set off by angular balconies. No. 57
by horizontal balcony roofs and vertical is made up entirely of rectangles and
pillars. Inside, a Bauhaus Museum cubes. No. 93, 95, and 126 have
features 1930s furnishings. No. 18 classic Bauhaus window strips.
has two balcony wings enclosing a
Rothschild Boulevard
central garden. 9
A perfect white cube sits at
5 Frug Street
3 No. 71, with unbalanced windows
and slit balconies. The Rubinsky
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Known as the Thermometer House, House at No. 82 has a characteristic
this structure was designed for the vertical glass stairwell. No. 142 has
local climate. Triangular slats supply curved projecting balconies with
light and shade to the stairwell. balustrades, a flat roof, and cafés
at ground level (see p83).
Yael Street
4 Mazeh Street
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No. 6 has asymmetrical windows 0
and balconies within a symmetrical No. 41 was the first structure to be
frame. No. 5 is all horizontal planes, built on stilts in Tel Aviv. No. 56 sits
except for the vertical stairwell with in front of the Diaghilev Hotel, a late
glass tiles and porthole windows 20th­century block that echoes the
that provide natural light and air. structure of the original 1934 edifice.
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