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Encounters- Yad Layeled Museum |
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ENCOUNTERS: Israeli Architecture | |
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| Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, 1995
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Architects: Ram Karmi (Associate - Avishay Grunthal)
Exhibition Design: Ori Abramson, Ronit Lombrozo |
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| This museum and memorial to the children of the Holocaust demonstrates an architecture of meaning and emotion through its relation to the rich context which includes a Roman aqueduct, an open theater, and the surrounding green fields. The plan is based on the image of a whirlpool, leaving no opportunity for escape. The main structure is a truncated, cone-shaped light-shaft, surrounded by a spiraling descending ramp. |
| As one descends, the light - expressing 'life' - fades, until one reaches the lower level where sheer darkness prevails. There, an eternal flame - symbolizing hope - illuminates the exit, the way back to life. | |
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