Friedrich Kiesler

The article is devoted to the analysis of architectural and spatial solutions of an architectural object
built according to the idea of Friedrich Kiesler in collaboration with Armand Bartosz – the architectural
complex of the temple of books, near Givat Ram Hill in West Jerusalem. The article examines the
prerequisites for the formation of the architect's world-view related to the origin and city of birth –
Chernivtsi, with a powerful Jewish community at that time, where his father was a significant person. The

The main idea of the article is the research of Frederick Kiesler impact on formation of contemporary plastic arts instead of ideas of “clear architecture” which were common at that time. Kiesler hadn’t been satisfied with the modern functional architecture of his time – the white painted box. In his extreme architectural vision, Kiesler hoped to perform this same ultimate cleansing – to regenerate and liberate humanity to start all over, free again.