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stone wall that used to surround the historic Templar
settlement was incorporated into the building’s front
entrance level, which holds the main lobby and offices.
A horizontal cubic block rises from this floor with a
large assembly hall and library. This unit opens on to
a backyard which is seen through the building’s wide
windows.

The building’s exterior and interior design
continue to demonstrate the style the architects had
begun developing at the Jewish National and University
Library. Unlike the historical stone wall, built from roughly
chiseled rocks, the building’s central unit is clad in rows
of hewn stone. Its protrusion above the border of the wall
seems to make the building hover above the ground. A
three-story glass tower rises from the horizontal block,
in golden ratio proportions, with multipurpose halls and
a view overlooking the city. The building continues to
function as the neighborhood culture and leisure center,
even after alterations to its internal spaces done in 2012.

Section, 1956 International Cultural Center for Youth, Jerusalem
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