Archinect - News 2024-05-04T15:19:30-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/96562388/israel-palestine-hope-through-architecture Israel-Palestine: Hope through architecture Alexander Walter 2014-03-26T13:27:00-04:00 >2014-03-31T20:23:54-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ab/ab6ca467d3bf04c4b00d74c38e63448b?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>NOT only in 2013 did the building of Jewish settlements on the West Bank, the core of a would-be Palestinian state, grow at twice the rate of 2012; its uniform architecture is increasingly attracting Palestinians. In place of their distinctive rough-hewn stone houses, Palestinian builders now tend to prefer the uniform style of red-roofed houses that mark out Israeli settlements. &ldquo;People always look up to the colonial power, even if they resent it [...]&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related: <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/96099455/riba-proposes-boycott-of-israeli-association-of-united-architects-over-palestinian-settlements" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIBA proposes boycott of Israeli Association of United Architects' over Palestinian settlements</a></p>