RARE richly illustrated monograph which combines autobiography with a great architect`s reflections on how Israel was built and should have been built. The author - Arieh Sharon (1900-1984), an Israeli architect and winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture in 1962, was a critical contributor to the early architecture in Israel and the leader of the first master plan of the young state. With numerous photographs and illustrations. Mit zahlreichen Fotos und Abbildungen. Plates` captions are in English, German and French, while the autobiographical texts which open each chapter in the book are in English only. 280x280mm. 267 pages. Oblong beige cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket and protective transparent plastic jacket. Jacket upper edge worn. Jacket spine bottom edge missing (cut-out). Ex-library copy with library pocket glued to front inner cover and stamp on title-page verso upper corner. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare autobiography by the man who was the driving force in the old-new land`s architecture, with appraisal of his life`s architectural creations and vision, is in good condition.