Dov Karmi

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Dov Karmi
דב כרמי
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Born1905 (1905)
Zhvanets, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died14 May 1962(1962-05-14) (aged 56–57)
NationalityFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Alma mater Ghent University
OccupationArchitect
Awards Israel Prize (1957)
Buildings
  • Max-Liebling House, Tel Aviv, 1936
  • Culture Palace, Tel Aviv, 1957
  • The Knesset, Jerusalem (with other architects), 1958-1966
Known forLeading figure in modernist architecture in Israel

Dov Karmi (Hebrew : דב כרמי; 1905 14 May 1962) was an architect of Mandatory Palestine and Israel.

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Biography

Dov Karmi was born in 1905, the son of Hannah and Sholom Weingarten, in Zhvanets, Russian Empire, in modern-day Ukraine. In 1921, the family resettled in Mandatory Palestine, the future State of Israel. [1]

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Max-Liebling House

Karmi studied painting at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design , Jerusalem, but was attracted to architecture and went to Belgium to complete his studies in this field at Ghent University. [1]

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Architecture career

In 1932, Karmi moved to Tel Aviv and co-founded the Circle, a group aiming to introduce modern architecture to the city. Alongside Zeev Rechter and Arieh Sharon, Karmi helped shape local architecture and became a leading figure in the professional and cultural elite. [1] Later Karmi also worked with his son, Ram Karmi. During his professional career he designed more than two hundred buildings, mostly in Tel Aviv. Karmi's main style was modernist; he influenced a generation of Israeli architects. [1]

Israel Prize

In 1957, Karmi was awarded the Israel Prize, for architecture, [2] the first recipient of the Prize in this field.

Family

Karmi married Haia Maklev; the couple had two children, both of whom became notable architects. [1] In 2002, Karmi's son, Ram Karmi, was awarded the Israel Prize for architecture and Carmi's daughter, Ada Karmi-Melamede, was awarded the Israel Prize for architecture, in 2007.

Major buildings

Contributions

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Zandberg, Ester (5 November 2010). "'Everyone has his own Karmi'". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1957 (in Hebrew)".
  3. "The full story of the Knesset building". Knesset homepage. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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