Hollow Land traces the physical and legal architecture of Israeli control over Palestinian territories — from subterranean tunnels beneath Gaza to the militarised airspace above the West Bank — exposing how built infrastructure becomes an instrument of occupation.
About This Book
Eyal Weizman's Hollow Land is one of the most consequential works at the intersection of architecture, politics, and spatial theory. It maps the vertical dimension of Israeli control: the ways in which sovereignty is exercised not just across land but through it — underground, at ground level, and in the airspace above. Weizman shows how planning, construction, and infrastructure function as mechanisms of domination, transforming the West Bank and Gaza into what he describes as a war zone shaped by architecture. This updated edition incorporates analysis of the events following the October 2023 invasion of Gaza and documents how the book became a foundational text for Forensic Architecture, the research agency Weizman leads.
Key Features
- 368 pages of political-spatial analysis tracing architecture's role in the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
- Authored by Eyal Weizman, founder of Forensic Architecture
- New material addressing events following the October 2023 invasion of Gaza
- Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023
What You'll Discover
- How three-dimensional space — from tunnels to airspace — is colonised and controlled as a deliberate political strategy
- The role of architectural and infrastructural planning in sustaining and deepening the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank
- How Hollow Land became foundational to the methodologies of Forensic Architecture, shaping a new discipline of spatial investigation
- Updated analysis connecting the book's core arguments to the ongoing policies revealed by the post-October 2023 invasion of Gaza
About the Author
Eyal Weizman is the founder of Forensic Architecture, an interdisciplinary research agency that uses spatial and architectural analysis to investigate human rights violations. His work sits at the intersection of architecture, political theory, and legal evidence, and Hollow Land is regarded as a foundational text within that field.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- Dimensions: 234 x 155 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781804297100
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publication Date: 2023
Perfect For: Architects, urban theorists, and researchers working at the intersection of spatial practice and political conflict; students of Forensic Architecture, postcolonial urbanism, or Middle Eastern politics; and anyone seeking to understand how the built environment functions as an instrument of power.