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British architects conclude Israel boycott was illegal

Posted on December 6, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON POST by Eugene Kontorovich December 5, 2014 Earlier this year, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) voted to recommend barring their Israeli colleagues from the international architects’ association. The action, naturally, proved both divisive and expensive. Now RIBA has reversed … Continue reading →

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There is justice….Efforts to demonize Israel have cost Royal Institute of British Architects £100k

Posted on June 26, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

BUILDING DESIGN ONLINE / UK by Elizabeth Hopkirk June 26, 2014 Venue bookings and donations cancelled as fallout from row continues The RIBA’s vote to suspend the Israeli architects’ union has cost it £100,000 in lost bookings and donations, it … Continue reading →

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Ethics, Geopolitics, and Architecture

Posted on May 17, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

ARCHITECT MAGAZINE May 15, 2014 By Ned Cramer, Assoc. AIA Should architects be held accountable for the politics of their clients or their country? The Royal Institute of British Architects seems to think so. …..Architecture usually doesn’t play much of … Continue reading →

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Trying to be apolitical, Israeli architects wall themselves into boycott

Posted on May 13, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

HAARETZ By Esther Zandberg May 12, 2014 The threat, albeit unrealized, to ban local professionals from the Int’l Union of Architects is another link in the chain of moves to isolate Israel from the family of nations. South Africa during … Continue reading →

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