Liebling Haus
This is Bauhaus masterpiece housing White City Center. Free and as accessible as possible.
Born in Germany after World War I, the Bauhaus became a revolutionary architectural style and a worldwide phenomenon. It denied all kinds of decorations and superfluous elements. Instead, the buildings were designed to be useful and functional. Architecture was to educate human beings, making people closer to a bright future.
In 1932, the Nazis shut down the Bauhaus school for its extreme liberty and “degenerate art”. This coincided with the outflow of the Jewish people, many of whom were architects, engineers and artists. All of them headed for Palestine, for Tel Aviv, a city of freedom ready to embrace something new. The city was a blank canvas for these people, who were in need of thousands of new buildings. The construction would then became fast and cheap. Availability, functionality and open-mindedness were in great demand.
At the time, reinforced concrete was a novelty. It allowed to create wide façades and spacious walk-out balconies. The architecture was supposed to be adapted to extreme desert and Mediterranean climate. The white color reflects heat, while tiny windows trap it. The style also uses long narrow balconies shadowing one another, which let you enjoy sea breeze. Flat roofs make up one of the places for the local residents to chill out in the evening and chat. Later on, the piloti-based buildings were erected. The pilotis, or piers, make the wind blow right under the building, cooling down its indoor premises. It also allows citizens to have more space for children and cars.
In 2003, UNESCO named the White City of Tel Aviv a World Heritage Site for its “outstanding example of new town planning and architecture in the early 20th century”. More than 4,000 buildings were instantly turned into landmarks. On the one hand, this helped protect the historic center. On the other hand, this inflicted the hardships of forlorn restorations.
Go to Liebling Haus to witness the entire history of Tel Aviv evolving and see 90-year-old advanced solutions with your own eyes. Visit the house where Liebling’s heirs deiced to open public space with free entry, café, exhibitions and roof access.
In 1932, the Nazis shut down the Bauhaus school for its extreme liberty and “degenerate art”. This coincided with the outflow of the Jewish people, many of whom were architects, engineers and artists. All of them headed for Palestine, for Tel Aviv, a city of freedom ready to embrace something new. The city was a blank canvas for these people, who were in need of thousands of new buildings. The construction would then became fast and cheap. Availability, functionality and open-mindedness were in great demand.
At the time, reinforced concrete was a novelty. It allowed to create wide façades and spacious walk-out balconies. The architecture was supposed to be adapted to extreme desert and Mediterranean climate. The white color reflects heat, while tiny windows trap it. The style also uses long narrow balconies shadowing one another, which let you enjoy sea breeze. Flat roofs make up one of the places for the local residents to chill out in the evening and chat. Later on, the piloti-based buildings were erected. The pilotis, or piers, make the wind blow right under the building, cooling down its indoor premises. It also allows citizens to have more space for children and cars.
In 2003, UNESCO named the White City of Tel Aviv a World Heritage Site for its “outstanding example of new town planning and architecture in the early 20th century”. More than 4,000 buildings were instantly turned into landmarks. On the one hand, this helped protect the historic center. On the other hand, this inflicted the hardships of forlorn restorations.
Go to Liebling Haus to witness the entire history of Tel Aviv evolving and see 90-year-old advanced solutions with your own eyes. Visit the house where Liebling’s heirs deiced to open public space with free entry, café, exhibitions and roof access.
Task 16.1
Record a room-tour video for potential buyers or tenants of the flat in this house. Demonstrate it and give a detailed description of the Bauhaus solutions, advantages of the layout and other peculiarities of the building in living color. Do not forget about the built-in kitchen (which is the first one ever!), bathrooms and other amenities. Record a video in a horizontal format of 20-30 sec. If, watching your video, we become passionate about investing in it, you will get 7 points.
7 points
Another Bauhaus masterpiece that you can visit to earn even more points is the Cinema Hotel in Dizengoff Square, which is relatively close.
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