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- Solar-powered glass cafe overlooks a green lung in Jerusalem Thu, 10 Jan 19, 2:30amSacher Park, the largest public park in the center of Jerusalem, Israel, has recently gained a new cafe that embraces its green surroundings with walls of glass and an environmentally sensitive design...
- Floating forest of bamboo pops up in Jerusalem Mon, 18 Dec 17, 9:30pmJerusalem is famed for stone, but a recent appearance of bamboo in the city has been turning heads too. Students at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design built a Bamboo Pavilion that can be easily assembled, disassembled, and...
- Believed tomb of Jesus Christ is far older than previously thought Fri, 8 Dec 17, 12:01amScientists have discovered that the tomb in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been buried after his crucifixion is significantly older than previously known...
- Guerrilla art in Jerusalem breathes new and colorful life into street benches Wed, 10 Feb 16, 8:00pmThe director of the Baka community commissioned Tomer-Schlesinger’s colorful interventions for an upcoming arts festival. The bench art went viral on Facebook after a user posted a picture, setting off a search for the...
- Jerusalem’s giant red poppies bloom when you walk by Sat, 31 Oct 15, 12:00amThe sculptures are divided into two pairs, with one located at the entrance of the city’s market square and the other at the nearby tram station. The black “stems” culminate into downward facing “seed heads” imbedded...
- Artist James Turrell is Transforming an Extinct Volcano Into a Naked Eye Observatory Wed, 29 May 13, 7:28am"I am making spaces that will engage celestial events," Turrell explains of his work. He sees his efforts at Roden Crater as belonging to a tradition that spans the breadth of human history; one that creates above ground...
- Schwartz Besnosoff & SO Architecture Unveil Plans For Jerusalem’s New Museum of Nature and Science Fri, 8 Mar 13, 6:00amRead the rest of Schwartz Besnosoff & SO Architecture Unveil Plans For Jerusalem’s New Museum of Nature and Science Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Air quality, Architecture, cascade, crossed...
- 6 Brilliant Solar-Powered Art Projects to Brighten Your Day Wed, 14 Mar 12, 3:14amRead the rest of 6 Brilliant Solar-Powered Art Projects to Brighten Your Day Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 6 solar-powered artworks, Alexandre Dang, Art, Dang'cing Flowers, environmental art,...
- Highly Anticipated Jerusalem Light Railway Takes Its First Passengers for a Ride Wed, 24 Aug 11, 2:30amAfter nearly a decade of construction and delays, the Jerusalem Light Railway took its first passengers for a ride just last week. The first of its kind in Israel, the rail line is expected to increase transportation in an...
- Colored Solar Panels Don’t Need Direct Sunlight Sat, 19 Sep 09, 1:04amWith normal solar cells, you need direct sunlight for them to generate power, and if the panels are at all shaded the efficiency drops significantly. A new type of solar cell, being developed in Jerusalem, is making huge...