Acting against international law, Israel continues to build illegal settlements on Palestinian territory. Israeli architects and planners have helped build settlements and towns on appropriated Palestinian land. Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine (APJP) assert that the actions of Israeli architects and planners working in conjunction with this enterprise, are unethical, and contravene professional codes of conduct and UIA codes. It is time to challenge the IAUA and the Israeli government to end such projects. We have launched a petition to highlight 3 projects that typify the appropriation of Palestinian land aided by Israeli architects and other design professionals: In Silwan 88 Palestinian homes are under threat of demolition. This is part of a development for ultra-religious Israeli settlers on illegally annexed Palestinian land. The E1 Plan expands the largest illegal settlement, Ma’ale Adumim, to link it with metropolitan Jerusalem; it will dissect the northern and southern West Bank, destroying the possibility of a contiguous Palestinian state. Support the campaign to save Lifta, the ruins of a Palestinian village, from being converted into a development for wealthy American visitors, to the exclusion of the original Palestinian inhabitants, their heritage and memory. We call on the Israeli Association of United Architects to adhere to UIA Codes of Conduct, and end the participation of their members and fellow professionals in creating ‘facts on the ground’ to obliterate the idea of a viable future Palestinian state. If you would like to add your name to the petition or see the complete list of signatories, please go to www.apjp.org or email [email protected]. Charles Jencks: Arch. Historian, Writer and Critic, UK/US. Abe Hayeem: Architect, APJP Chairman, UK. Cezary Bednarski: Bednarski Arch., UK/Poland. Ted Cullinan, CBE, RA: Principal Edward Cullinan Arch., UK. Eyal Weizman: Author ‘Hollow Land’, UK. Prof. Haim Bresheeth: Univ East London, UK/Israel. Sir Terry Farrell: Principal Terry Farrell Partners, UK. Jeff Halper: Director, ICAHD, Israel. Georgeann B. Burns Assoc. AIA: RTKL Assoc., US. Will Alsop OBE, RA: SMC William Alsop, Stirling Prize Winner 2000, UK. Paul Hyett: RIBA President 2001-2003, UK. Dr. Jim Berrow: Architectural Historian, UK. Jack Pringle: President RIBA, UK. Neave Brown: Architect of Alexandra Rd., UK. Mario Coyla: Architect and Urban Planner, Cuba. Sir Richard MacCormack: Partner MJP Arch., Frmr. RIBA President, UK.Ian Martin: Building Design Magazine, UK. Eitan Bronstein: Director of Zochrot, Israel. Sunand Prasad: Penoyre Prasad Architects, President Elect RIBA, UK. Uri Davis: Al-Beit, Israel. Prof. Nasser Rabat: Aga Khan Professor, MIT, US. Prof. Zvi Efrat: Dept. Head, Arch. Dept., Bezalel Academy, Israel. David Levitt: Architect, Levitt, Bernstein, UK. Malkit Shoshan: Director of FAST, Netherlands/Israel. Prof. Mike Davis: Author ‘City of Quartz’, Prof. UC Davis, US. Hans Haenlein: Hans Haenlein Arch., UK. Shmuel Groag: Director, BIMKOM, Israel. (E1, Silwan) Prof. Saskia Sassen: Author ‘Cities in a World Economy’, LSE, US/UK. Kate Mackintosh: Architect, UK. Suad Amiry: Author, Director of RIWAQ, Palestine. Zvi Hecker: Architect, Germany/Netherlands/Israel. Robin Nicholson: ECA Architects., UK. Lynda Thorne: EU Environ. Consultant, Romania. David Tartakover: Graphic Design, Israel Prize for Design 2002, Israel. Tom Kay: Architect, UK. Michael Safier: Planner, Bartlett College, UCL, UK. Prof. Oren Yiftahel: Professor of Geog., Ben Gurion Univ., Israel. Eva Jiricna: Principal Jiricna Arch., UK. Claudia Bloom: Director, Avanti Architects, UK. Prof. Bob Tavernor: Director of Cities Program, LSE, UK. Rick Mather: Principal, Rick Mather Arch., UK. Raphael Sperry AIA: ADPSR, Green Architect, US. Dr. Gaetano Palumbo: Institute of Archaeology, UCL, UK. Louis Hellman: Architect/Cartoonist, UK. Karen McWilliam: Architect, Lab Arch., Australia. Arad Sharon: Arieh Sharon, Eldar Sharon Arch & Planners Ltd., Israel. Jake Brown: Architect, UK. Prof. Neil Smith: CUNY, US. Beatriz Maturana: Archimage, Arch. for Peace, Australia. Haifa Hammami: Architect, APJP Secrty., UK. Prof. Bas Molenaar: Healthcare Architect, Netherlands. Prof. Samer Akkach: Dir. of Arch. Dept., Adelaide, Australia. Robert Bevan: Author ‘The Destruction of Memory’, UK. Charles Dunnett: Dunnett Craven Ltd., UK. Osama Hamdan: Architect and Prof. Al Quds Univ., Palestine. Ceridwen Owen: Architect, Univ. of Tasmania, Australia. Mungo Smith: Director of MAAP Architects, London. Mikolaj Kadubowski: Partner GRUPA 5 ARCHITECTS, Poland. Mark Kubaczka: Director, artchitecture sp zo o, Poland. Susan Francis: Advisor on Healthcare, CABE, London. George Ferguson: Former RIBA President. Liane Friedrich: Architect, Brazil. Prof. Hennu Kjisik: Architect, Finland. Javiera Maturana: Planner, Australia.Phil Gusack: Arch., UK. John Murray: Arch., UK. Mike Macrae: Arch., UK. Z. Nazer: Urbanist, UK. Adrian King: Arch., UK. Racheli Bar Or: Israel. Nicholas Wood: Arch., UK/S. Africa. Michael Gwilliam: Arch., UK. Clive Jones: Arch., UK. Samir Srouji: Arch., US. David Reidy Issa Sarie: Arch., UK. N. Piette: Netherlands. Shelly Roberts: Arch., Australia. Martin O’Shea: Arch., UK. Jeremy Dain: Arch., UK. M. Azhar: Arch., UK. Judy Andler Jose Vilar: Arch., US. F. Zaidan: Arch., Brazil. Vassilis Ierides: Arch., Greece. Malcolm Hecks: Arch., France. Walter Hain: Arch., UK. Terry Meade: Arch., UK. Hugo David Moline M. Azhar: Arch., UK. Tim B. Dick: Arch., UK. Wade Sowman: Planner, N. Zealand.Nadine Samaha: Australia. Nadia Habash: Arch., UK. Julian Rutt: Australia. Gareth Mantle Ray Bowden: Arch., UK. Susan Mellersh Lucas F. Viceconti: Arch., Italy. Sidney Bernstein: Arch., UK. Shaqir Safian: Arch., UK. John Waller: Arch., UK. Roger Rajaratnam Steve Kessel: Arch., UK. Dave Reidy Alon Cohen Lifshitz: Israel. Paul Barham: Arch., UK. Geoff Haslam: Arch., UK. Salim Jaleel: Arch., UK. Mima Kearns Orna Shatil: Arch., Israel. Dan Rigamonti Joanna Chambers: Planner, UK. Martin Crookston: Arch., UK. Alan Arnstein: Arch., UK. Steve Fox: Arch., UK. Jose Vilar: Arch., US. Ed Hall: Arch., UK. Merinda Hall: Australia. Fahmi Salameh: Arch., Palestine. Gil Doron: Artist, UK/Israel. John Hodge: Arch., UK. Alex Whitton Imm Chew Rosaleen Crushell Keith Hallett: Arch., UK. Yaron Turel: Arch., Israel. Keith Cowling: Arch., UK. Gail Waldman: Arch., UK. Niel Lambert Miranda Pennell Junko Iwaya: Arch., Japan. Nathan Fothergill Rory Toomey: Arch., Australia. Randy Eveleigh Sandina Robbins Heidi Splay Sarah Bridges Giselle Binitez: Arch., Australia..