JERUSALEM is a pivotal city that has attracted people from all over the world from different races, religions and practices. Now this city is being divided by a Wall that separates Israel and Palestine. In recent years the construction of the Wall has set both countries on an economic decline. Israel has lost 6.5 Billion dollars on the construction and loss of tourism within
3 years. Palestine has lost more than half of its labor force and 2/3 of the businesses that cater to tourism. A solution called “The ARC” is an infrastructure that has been rendered as an answer to both countries by providing critical resources to Palestine and, at the same time, providing a quick transportation for tourist and citizens that come from Israel.
This infrastructure would encounter the wall and the train station only once, and that would be in the city of Jerusalem. By placing this encounter here, the city would develop as the central hub for Israel and Palestine. In turn this strategic placement would minimize the amount of terrorism that occurs along the border due to trade. The boost of trade that would result in Jerusalem, and throughout both countries, would then create a movement of development along the wall and essentially render the wall obsolete. This project investigates the effects that a wall has on a city and what can be done to make the division temporary. By placing a train station as a segment of the wall, the wall becomes an intricate transportation hub upon which many other businesses can be integrated with and rely on. Here the wall becomes a place to travel to and not away from; here…WALL BECOMES CITY.
3 years. Palestine has lost more than half of its labor force and 2/3 of the businesses that cater to tourism. A solution called “The ARC” is an infrastructure that has been rendered as an answer to both countries by providing critical resources to Palestine and, at the same time, providing a quick transportation for tourist and citizens that come from Israel.
This infrastructure would encounter the wall and the train station only once, and that would be in the city of Jerusalem. By placing this encounter here, the city would develop as the central hub for Israel and Palestine. In turn this strategic placement would minimize the amount of terrorism that occurs along the border due to trade. The boost of trade that would result in Jerusalem, and throughout both countries, would then create a movement of development along the wall and essentially render the wall obsolete. This project investigates the effects that a wall has on a city and what can be done to make the division temporary. By placing a train station as a segment of the wall, the wall becomes an intricate transportation hub upon which many other businesses can be integrated with and rely on. Here the wall becomes a place to travel to and not away from; here…WALL BECOMES CITY.
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