Liebling House

Liebling Haus - The White City Center was co-founded by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and the German government in a historical and cultural crossroad at the heart of Tel Aviv. The Center’s mission is to promote architecture, conservation, and urban development, focusing on modern architecture. The Liebling Haus serves as an urban hub for the community, fostering local and international dialogue and cooperation in the fields of conservation and architecture research, professional training, and knowledge.

In 2003, UNESCO declared the heart of Tel Aviv as a World Heritage Site, joining five other modernist Heritage Sites worldwide. The White City Center was founded in recognition of Tel Aviv’s outstanding architectural landscape, an exceptional urban texture consisting of over 4,000 international style buildings - an unparalleled global phenomenon.

The Liebling Haus is a listed building located on 29 Idelson Street, a 1930s modernist icon and one of several historical buildings constructed around Bialik Square, once the beating heart of Tel Aviv. Commissioned by Tony and Max Liebling in 1936, it was designed by architect Dov Karmi and engineer Tzvi Barak. With its perfect adaptation to local climate and distinct international style characteristics, the house is entirely different from the heavily decorated home of poet Haim Nachman Bialik, located around the corner.

Liebling House's Activities

The Liebling Haus hosts multidisciplinary exhibitions and lectures by local and international speakers. In addition to a permanent exhibition introducing the White City, the building features galleries, workspaces, a research lab, a cafe, and an ecological garden inspired by the Garden City and hosts various public events, guided tours, and workshops.

Visitors of this paragon of international style residential building can feel the unique character of the vernacular architecture developed in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Despite its new function as a public building, the original layout of the apartments was mostly preserved, revealing authentic materials and details that invite visitors to experience history. The Liebling Haus Audio App tells the story of the building, its residents, and the preservation process, offering additional layers of knowledge and information.

Interacting with the extensive, ever-changing content dedicated to urban architecture and conservation,  visitors can explore modernist architecture heritage through a contemporary-historical perspective.