German publisher Schocken; Russian architect J Berlin 0 ▲ Art and Architecture, mainly 1 hour ago · History · hide Stuttgart branch, Kaufhaus Schocken chain of German department stores.Joseph Berlin (1877-1952) was born in Mogilev Russia/now Belarus. He studied at St Petersburg Academy of Art graduating in 1911, winning several architectural competitions. Berlin then worked in St Petersburg, designing 12+ buildings for various local councils and banks before migrating to British-ruled Palestine with his family in 1921Once settled, he got work as Chief Architect in the Public Works Dept of the important trade union, the Histadrut. In his 3 years there, he designed a number of buildings in Tel-Aviv including the Electric Corporation on HaHashmal St, a textile factory and a number of private houses eg Shapira House in Bialik St which later became a synagogue. In total Berlin designed 100+ buildings around the country, 83 in Tel Aviv, many of them landmarks which still stand today. So why did Joseph Berlin agree to design printing works? Haaretz Newspaper was founded in 1918, sponsored… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
