Dov Karmi
Dov Karmi (Hebrew: דב כרמי; 1905 – 14 May 1962) was an architect of Mandatory Palestine and Israel.
Biography
[edit]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]
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]
Architecture career
[edit]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
[edit]In 1957, Karmi was awarded the Israel Prize, for architecture,[2] the first recipient of the Prize in this field.
Family
[edit]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
[edit]- Max-Liebling House, Tel Aviv, 1936
- Culture Palace, Tel Aviv, 1957 (with Zeev Rechter and Yaakov Rechter)
Contributions
[edit]- The Knesset (Jerusalem, 1958-1966) was built after an initial plan by Joseph Klarwein, with modifications by Shimon Powsner, Dov and Ram Karmi, Bill Gillitt, and an interior design by Dora Gad.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Zandberg, Ester (5 November 2010). "'Everyone has his own Karmi'". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1957 (in Hebrew)".
- ^ "The full story of the Knesset building". Knesset homepage. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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