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Architects and landscape architects came together recently to create a garden and playground dedicated to coexistence in the divided city of Jerusalem. The $40,000 project is small in scale but is making a statement bigger than its modest boundaries.
Landscape architect Judith Green lives in Jerusalem, but not on the side of town where Abir Aramin fell in 2007. The 10-year-old girl died during a clash between Palestinians and Israeli Border Police?EUR??,,????'?????<
Green felt moved to respond when her colleague, landscape architect Racheli Merhav, invited her to collaborate on a garden and playground dedicated to Abir?EUR??,,????'?????< In an email from her office in Israel, Prof. Green described the measure of fulfillment she received from her work on the project. ?EUR??,,????'?????< The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Rebuilding Alliance provided $40,000 for site amenities and other material. The group Combatants for Peace raised the project profile by speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony and at events in the U.S. abroad. The group is made up of former Israeli soldiers and Palestinians who have renounced violence and dedicated themselves to a negotiated peace. Joining Merhav and Green on the planning team was Fahmi Salameh, a Palestinian architect who helped specify and acquire play equipment and amenities for the playground. Phase 2 Fundraising Now in the fundraising stage, Phase 2 of Abir?EUR??,,????'?????< The planning team will also install lighting to let the garden and playground stay open after dark. The planned budget for Phase 2, which includes concrete, asphalt, site amenities, a drip irrigation system and nine mature olive trees priced at $75 each is $22,377. To learn more: www.rebuildingalliance.org
In an email from her office in Israel, Prof. Green described the measure of fulfillment she received from her work on the project.
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The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Rebuilding Alliance provided $40,000 for site amenities and other material. The group Combatants for Peace raised the project profile by speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony and at events in the U.S. abroad. The group is made up of former Israeli soldiers and Palestinians who have renounced violence and dedicated themselves to a negotiated peace.
Joining Merhav and Green on the planning team was Fahmi Salameh, a Palestinian architect who helped specify and acquire play equipment and amenities for the playground.
Now in the fundraising stage, Phase 2 of Abir?EUR??,,????'?????<
The planning team will also install lighting to let the garden and playground stay open after dark. The planned budget for Phase 2, which includes concrete, asphalt, site amenities, a drip irrigation system and nine mature olive trees priced at $75 each is $22,377.
To learn more: www.rebuildingalliance.org
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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