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Yaakov Rechter

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Nationality
  
Israeli

Died
  
2001, Shefayim, Israel

Role
  
Architect


Name
  
Yaakov Rechter

Occupation
  
Architect

Spouse
  
Hanna Maron

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Born
  
14 June 1924 (
1924-06-14
)
Tel Aviv, Israel

Awards
  
Rokach Prize, 1965Israel Prize, 1972The Arie El-Hanani Prize, 1983

Children
  
Amnon Rechter, Yoni Rechter, Daphna Rechter, Ofra Rechter

Structures
  
Hilton Tel Aviv, Zicron Yaacov Rest Home

Similar People
  
Hanna Maron, Daphna Rechter, Yoni Rechter, Yossi Yadin

Yaakov Rechter (14 June 1924 – 28 April 2001) (Hebrew: יעקב רכטר‎‎) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient.

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Biography

Yaakov Rechter was born to Paula Singer and the architect Zeev Rechter on 14 June 1924 in Tel Aviv. 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. In 1952 he joined his father's office of architects. Rechter was married twice, to Sara Shafir and to the actress Hana Maron. He is the father of five children: the musician and composer Yoni Rechter, the philosopher Ophra Rechter, the Illustrator Michal Loit, the architect Amnon Rechter and the actress Dafna Rechter.

Public buildings

  • Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 1957
  • Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, 1952-1959
  • Herzliya Museum of Art, 1975
  • Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, 1994
  • Atarim Square, Tel Aviv, 1975
  • National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Tel Aviv, 1976
  • Central Library, Mount Scopus Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1981
  • Carmel Hospital, Haifa
  • Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv
  • Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, 1953
  • Hotels

  • Hasharon, Herzliya Pituach, 1961
  • Tel Aviv Hilton, 1965
  • Herods Tel Aviv Hotel, 1972
  • Jerusalem Hilton (now Crowne Plaza Jerusalem Hotel), Jerusalem, 1974
  • Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel, 1977
  • Carlton, Tel Aviv, 1980
  • King Solomon Sheraton Hotel (now King Solomon Hotel), Jerusalem, 1981
  • Holiday Inn, Ashkelon, 1998
  • Awards

  • Rokach Prize - given for "Gan Jacob", 1965.
  • Israel Prize of Architecture - given for the designing of the convalescent home of Mivtachim in Zikhron Ya'akov, 1972.
  • The Arie El-Hanani Prize, Integration of Art and Architecture - given for the combination of art in construction, 1983.
  • References

    Yaakov Rechter Wikipedia


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