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Mar. 3, 2021
After a decade of renovations at a cost of 72 million shekels ($22 million), the Beit Ariela Public Library and Cultural Center, which covers an area of 10,000 square meters in the heart of Tel Aviv, was rededicated last month. It was supposed to open earlier this year, but the coronavirus lockdown caused a delay.
Public buildings constructed in Israel in the 60s, 70s and 80s were often built in the Brutalistic style, which is characterized by massive walls with small windows and with exposed concrete beams and pillars. This library – dedicated in 1977 at its current location on Shaul Hamelech Boulevard after previous incarnations at other locations – was also constructed in that style. Beit Ariela was designed by architects Moshe Lufenfeld and Giora Gemerman, who are also responsible for the Beit Megirot (Drawer Tower) in Be’er Sheva and Beit Dani, a community center in south Tel Aviv.