On the Threshold: A Nature Tour in Building Yards

The tour focuses on shared residential building yards, which constitute a significant portion of the city's open space and serve as habitats for diverse vegetation. These yards, established in the spirit of Patrick Geddes's garden city principles, present different aspects of nature-city relationships and allow residents to influence their urban environment.

During the tour, which passes through yards of different types, we will explore various approaches to yard planning and integrating nature into residential spaces. The tour highlights the historical connections between architecture and gardening in yards, as well as the different roles plants play: aesthetics, ecology, connection to nature, and more.

Guided by arch. Dana Mor, researcher of urban yards and PhD candidate at the Technion.

Duration: 90 min

Meeting point: Hen Blvd, corner of Latris Alley, on the boulevard. The tour ends at Ibn Gavirol and Hashofim Street.

This activity takes place as part of the exhibition Life, Plant, City: 100 Years of Geddes' Plan for Tel Aviv's Garden City. The exhibition explores the planning and social vision of Patrick Geddes, planner of the city of Tel Aviv and a multidisciplinary thinker who believed that the role of planning is to balance human needs with their environment.

To complement the exhibition, the School of the City at Liebling Haus is holding workshops on Tel Aviv-Yafo and our lives in the city through sensory experiences: observation, listening, dwelling, and imagination. The school offers an interdisciplinary approach developed by professionals from architecture, design, urbanism, and art.

No prior knowledge is required for the workshops and tours.