Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH, ISBN: 9783777443225, Editors: Ido Bruno, Yad Hanadiv, Format: Hardcover, 28 x 23 cm, 360pp
Celebrating Herzog & de Meuron's iconic new National Library of Israel, this book takes the reader on a journey that transcends stone and mortar to explore the importance of libraries in our fast-paced Digital Age. The book features original short stories, paintings, photographs and comics by some of the world's leading authors and artists.
This volume celebrates the culmination of a visionary 30 year project to renew the National Library of Israel led by Yad Hanadiv - the Rothschild Foundation: Herzog & de Meuron's architectural icon in the heart of Jerusalem. It invites readers to think of the library as a public space, as an object, a concept and a spiritual entity. The book includes original stories by leading authors from Israel and abroad, artwork by Zoya Cherkassky, photographs by three outstanding Israeli photographers and a graphic novella by Rutu Modan.