MASOUD, Ali al-Miliji.

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Jāffā. Mashrū'a takhtīt al-madīnah. First edition of this well-illustrated work on the post-war renovation project of the city of Jaffa, around the time of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine of 1947 which led to a civil war shortly after. The introduction was written by Yousef Haikal, then governor of Jaffa.The Egyptian architect Ali al-Miliji Masoud was appointed to oversee a new master plan for Jaffa, the second after the rejection of the plan suggested by the British Mandate government in the 1930s. The initial plan, never fully implemented, included a design inspired by British and French garden cities, with wide streets and green spaces. An examination of the urban and architectural development of Jaffa up to the 20th century is followed by chapters on the restructuring of means of transport and communication, agricultural and industrial areas, parks, and services for the inhabitants, which had especially been causing tensions between the Jewish and Arab populations in the 1940s. Plans were also outlined for the old city and the government buildings. The illustrations include images of Jaffa in the past and artist's impressions and maps showing the new buildings and urban plan.

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