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Andrew Steiner (also known as Endre, André, or Andrej Steiner) (22 August 1908, Dunaszerdahely, Austria-Hungary–2 April 2009, Atlanta, GA), was a Czechoslovak-American architect who participated in Jewish resistance to the Holocaust as a member of the Bratislava Working Group, an underground Jewish organization. Czechoslovakia, United States
Arnold Brunner, considered the first successful American born Jewish architect in the US; [4] also a city planner; namesake of an annual award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a grant by the American Institute of Architects' New York chapter; Gordon Bunshaft
Pages in category "Jewish architects" The following 184 pages are in this category, out of 184 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Jewish architecture comprises the architecture of Jewish religious buildings and other buildings that either incorporate Jewish elements in their design or are used by Jewish communities. Oriental style— Belz Great Synagogue (2000), Jerusalem.
Moshe Safdie (Hebrew: משה ספדיה; born July 14, 1938) is an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author.He is known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design throughout his six-decade career.
David Resnick was a Brazilian-born Israeli architect who won the Israel Prize in architecture [12] and the Rechter Prize for iconic Jerusalem buildings such as the Israel Goldstein Synagogue and Brigham Young University on Mount Scopus. [13] [14]
Goldfinger was born in Budapest to a Jewish family. [1] The family business was forestry and saw-mills, which led Goldfinger to consider a career in engineering until he became interested in architecture after reading Hermann Muthesius's Das englische Haus, a description of English domestic architecture around the turn of the twentieth century.
Joseph Eichler used well-known architects to design both the site plans and the houses themselves. He hired the respected architect and Wright disciple of sorts [ 15 ] Robert Anshen of Anshen & Allen to design the initial Eichlers, and the first prototypes were built in 1949. [ 16 ]