Jerusalem â?? City of Collision

Production and use of urban space under the conditions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

An Israeli-Palestinian-European research project

In the summer of 2003, Grenzgeografien brought together for the first time Israeli, Palestinian, and European researchers and students from the fields of architecture and urban design. In a unique trilateral research process, students and experts have investigated the production and use of space within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Grenzgeografien has since developed into a network that includes partners from the University of the Arts Berlin, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem, the International Peace and Cooperation Centre IPCC, and the ETH Zurich. From August 2003 to May 2005 the project organized five student workshops, numerous lectures, presentations, and field trips, and the international conference "Cities of Collision"? (Jerusalem, November 2004).
Grenzgeografien has produced unique insight into the "conflict urbanism" under which urban spaces in Jerusalem and the everyday practices of its inhabitants are developing. The results of the research process have formed the basis for numerous exhibitions, symposia, and publications, including the book City of Collision-Jerusalem and the Principles of Conflict Urbanism.

press

"Die Workshops zeigen, dass das durch Grenzen definierte Jerusalem auch das Versuchsfeld sein kann, in dem neue Formen der Grenz?windung entdeckt und ausprobiert werden."
Z?er Tagesanzeiger

"City of Collision" ist ein Beispiel daf?wie wichtig es ist, Kr?e, die St?e formsn, ?haupt zu verstehen und sichtbar zu machen. Gleichzeitig ist das Projekt selbst eine Zusammenarbeit von Personen mit vermeintlich unvereinbarer Herkunft, unterschiedlichsten Interessen und Erlebnissen - ein Beispiel f?ine der wenigen M?chkeiten, ?haupt eine Basis f?ine gemeinsame Zukunft zu schaffen."
Stadtbauwelt

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Berliner Zeitung (D)
S?utsche Zeitung (D)
Z?her Tages Anzeiger (CH)

workshops

trilateral workshop, September 2003, Jerusalem.
trilateral workshop, October 2003, Berlin.
trilateral workshop, November 2004, Jerusalem.