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An introduction to Bernie

Aug 14, 2019, 4:59 AM

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Architecture and the Politics of Ideas

The world is at a critical moment. As an architect, I know that architecture by itself can not generate the many solutions that can offer without a politically supported global plan. Enlighted and moral leadership are badly needed.

The coming elections in Israel are a hot subject, as compared to the still far away American primaries. However, the short documentary I just made may be enlightening to some people in Israel.

Bernie Sanders thinks like a statesman. His broad agenda fits not only America’s long list of needs but also a world starving for leadership and direction. Climate change, sustainability, inequality, the arms race are not just American issues; they are global. If approaching them creatively, the planet could be transformed positively beyond anything we can think of today. Architecture could then play a pivotal role.

: One Central Park, Broadway, Sydney NSW

: Container Skyscraper for Mumbai, 2015. CRG Architects.

: CentralSt. Giles Court, 2010, Renzo Piano and Fletcher Priest Architects.

: Dwelling for Seniors,msterdam, 2016. MVRDV Architects.

: Mixed-use Building, Oslo, A-Lab Architects

: Mirador, Madrid, 2001. MVRDV and B. Lleo Architects.

: Oasis Terraces, Singapore, 2019. Serie and Multiply Architects.

: One Santa Fe, Los Angeles, 2015. Michael Maltzan Architecture.

: Habitat for the Future, 2018, Safdie Architects

About the Author

Rick Reuven Meghiddo is an award-winning architect and a filmmaker of architecture documentaries. Alongside his wife, Ruth Meghiddo, he has worked for four decades in Tel Aviv, Long Beach, and Los Angeles, focusing on innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective designs. Together, they've completed over eighty projects and received multiple awards, including a first prize in a conceptual competition for 5,000 dwelling units in Israel, To date, he has produced over one hundred architecture documentaries and received over ninety awards at international film festivals, including those in Sydney, Dubai, Budapest, Paris, London, and Rome. Many can be seen on www.archidocu.com and www.architectureawareness.com. Born in Argentina, Rick studied at the Technion and married Ruth Meghiddo in Jerusalem. He has a Master of Architecture from UCLA and a Dottore in Architettura from the University of Rome. He is an accredited journalist. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, and speaks French.