Yaakov Rechter | |
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Born |
Tel Aviv, Israel | 14 June 1924
Died | 26 February 2001 | (aged 76)
Alma mater | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Rokach Prize, 1965 Israel Prize, 1972 Arie El-Hanani Prize, 1983 |
Yaakov Rechter (14 June 1924 – 26 February 2001 [2]) ( Hebrew: יעקב רכטר) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient. [3] Stronly influenced by the works of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, he was among Israel's architects who also modeled Tel Aviv on North African cities with "cubist-like flat roofs". [4]
Yaakov Rechter was born to Paula Singer and the architect Ze'ev Rechter [5] on 14 June 1924 in Tel Aviv. [6] He grew up in his father's house which was used as a culture center in Tel Aviv. He studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. [7] In 1952 he joined his father's office of architects. Rechter was married twice, to Sara Shafir, then to actress Hana Maron. [8] He is the father of five children: musician and composer Yoni Rechter, philosopher Ophra Rechter, illustrator Michal Loit, actress Dafna Rechter, and architect Amnon Rechter, [9] with whom he worked, [10] forming Rechter Architects. [11]
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