Abstract
Architecture is the outcome of its circumstances, being geographic, political, social, economic, or
technological. It reveals the ideology on which it rests, the hopes and desires of the society that
produces it and conforms to the specific way of life of its inhabitants. In that sense, the case of the
State of Israel presents an extraordinary opportunity to delve into the connections between
historical events, political decisions, environmental responses, conflict and coexistence and the
architecture and urban planning that emanate from them. The timeframe for the course will
expand beyond the limits of 20th century, initiating with the first Alliah and extending until today.