The Library

An Open Book (Hebrew Edition)

Ido Bruno, Yad Hanadiv

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English

Hirmer Verlag
05 December 2024

Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Library & information sciences

Celebrating Herzog & de Meuron's iconic new National Library of Israel, this book takes the reader on a journey that transcends stone and mortar to explore the importance of libraries in our fastpaced Digital Age. The book features original short stories, paintings, photographs and comics by some of the world's leading authors and artists.

This volume celebrates the culmination of a visionary 30 year project to renew the National Library of Israel led by Yad Hanadiv - the Rothschild Foundation: Herzog & de Meuron's architectural icon in the heart of Jerusalem. It invites readers to think of the library as a public space, as an object, a concept and a spiritual entity. The book includes original stories by leading authors from Israel and abroad, artwork by Zoya Cherkassky, photographs by three outstanding Israeli photographers and a graphic novella by Rutu Modan. Published in conjunction with: the opening of the National Library of Israel, designed by Herzog & de Meuron

Edited by: Ido Bruno, Yad Hanadiv
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 230mm,
ISBN: 9783777443232
ISBN 10: 3777443239
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 05 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Professor Ido Bruno is a designer, teacher, curator and creative artist. He has been a lecturer at the Department of Industrial Design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design since 1993. From 2017-2021 he was the Director of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Professor Bruno has served on numerous professional committees and judged design and art competitions in Israel and abroad. His own works have been exhibited at various local and international venues including the MoMA, the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts in Lausanne and the Design Museum in London.