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"The building has not been declared a preservation site," explains Ran Baram, the architect
responsible for the future of the building within the framework of his position in the Tel
Aviv municipality, "but from the moment we identified its story our intention has been to
make it functional and to preserve it, in a format that has yet to be determined. The idea is
to understand the special values that it represents, and to convey them to the generations
to come." Although the structure is not protected from demolition, the municipality
ordered a documentary survey, and a first meeting has already been held with residents
and interested parties.
Admittedly, the site possesses no unusual architectural value, but its historical,
technological and national importance combine values well worth preserving: technical
resourcefulness, challenges overcome, and the ability to create something out of nothing,
in a short time and with great devotion. Moreover, in the eastern part of Tel Aviv, in
contrast to the western part of the city, there is not a single special public institution that
is open to the public. The city operates almost 30 museums of varying sizes, but not a
single one of them lies on the eastern side of the city. According to the urban zoning plans,
the plot upon which the structure stands is meant for a public building, which may be
used for educational, religious, communal, health or welfare purposes. This could be an
opportunity to preserve the transmitters and to honor the declaration of the state, and to
open, for example, a municipal helpdesk to serve city residents.
Xnet website of Yediot Aharonot, June 20, 2013
A State is Born 107
"The building has not been declared a preservation site," explains Ran Baram, the architect
responsible for the future of the building within the framework of his position in the Tel
Aviv municipality, "but from the moment we identified its story our intention has been to
make it functional and to preserve it, in a format that has yet to be determined. The idea is
to understand the special values that it represents, and to convey them to the generations
to come." Although the structure is not protected from demolition, the municipality
ordered a documentary survey, and a first meeting has already been held with residents
and interested parties.
Admittedly, the site possesses no unusual architectural value, but its historical,
technological and national importance combine values well worth preserving: technical
resourcefulness, challenges overcome, and the ability to create something out of nothing,
in a short time and with great devotion. Moreover, in the eastern part of Tel Aviv, in
contrast to the western part of the city, there is not a single special public institution that
is open to the public. The city operates almost 30 museums of varying sizes, but not a
single one of them lies on the eastern side of the city. According to the urban zoning plans,
the plot upon which the structure stands is meant for a public building, which may be
used for educational, religious, communal, health or welfare purposes. This could be an
opportunity to preserve the transmitters and to honor the declaration of the state, and to
open, for example, a municipal helpdesk to serve city residents.
Xnet website of Yediot Aharonot, June 20, 2013
A State is Born 107
