1. Tel Aviv, The White City by the sea.
Nathan Alterman, an Israeli poet: "There may be others more beau/ful, but none as beau/ful as she.“
T E L A V I V Naama Lissar

2. Where?

3. The Mediterranean Sea
Area: 20 sq. miles
Where? Popula/on: 400,000

4. What?

5. What?

6. What?

7. T E L A V I V: Since 1909.

8. 1909: Seashell Lot Raffle

9. The Beginning

10. The Beginning

11. 1925: First Master Plan, Sir Patrick Geddes

12. 1925: First Master Plan, Sir Patrick Geddes

13. The Mediterranean Sea
The Geddes Plan

14. The Mediterranean Sea
The Geddes Plan

15. The Mediterranean Sea
The Geddes Plan

16. Main Street Secondary Street
The Geddes Plan
Geddes Block Garden

17. Main Street Secondary Street
The Geddes Plan
Geddes Block Garden

18. Main Street Secondary Street
The Geddes Plan
Geddes Block Garden

19. Main Street Secondary Street
The Geddes Plan
Geddes Block Garden

20. Main Street Secondary Street
The Geddes Plan
Geddes Block Garden

21. ~16.6m (54.5 A)
4m
~30m (98.4 A)
3m 3m
4m
Min Lot Area:
500 sq.m. (5,382 sq. A.)
Distance Building‐Lot Line:
4m (13.1 A) from street/back
3m (9.8 A) from each side
Lot Boundary
Building
Garden
The Geddes Plan: Lot Dimensions

22. ~16.6m (54.5 A)
4m
~30m (98.4 A)
3m 3m
4m
Min Lot Area:
500 sq.m. (5,382 sq. A.)
Distance Building‐Lot Line:
4m (13.1 A) from street/back
3m (9.8 A) from each side
Lot Boundary
Building
Garden
The Geddes Plan: Lot Dimensions

23. The Geddes Plan: Boulevards – sea connec/on

24. The Geddes Plan: Boulevards as green axes

25. T E L A V I V: The White City

26. “The World Heritage CommiRee has inscribed
THE WHITE CITY OF TEL AVIV – THE MODERN MOVEMENT
on the World Heritage List.
InscripSon on this list confirms the excepSonal and universal value of a cultural or natural
site which requires protecSon for the benefit of all humanity.”
UNESCO’s proclamaSon, July 2003
T E L A V I V: The White City

27. The White City: a combinaSon of modern architecture and advanced city planning.

28. The White City: more than 4,000 buildings built in the “InternaSonal Style”.

29. The White City: the InternaSonal Style: a local interpretaSon of the Modern Movement.

30. The White City

31. Raised
Building
The White City

32. Strip
Window
Raised
Building
The White City

33. Roof
Garden
Strip
Window
Raised
Building
The White City

34. The White City

35. The White City

36. The White City

37. The White City

38. The White City

39. The White City

40. T E L A V I V

41. Tel Aviv Bike Share: 150 sta/ons / 1,500 bikes. Since May 2011.

42. T H A N K Y O U