Kenneth Treister

Kenneth Treister, FAIA is an American architect, architectural historian, sculptor, photographer, author and lecturer. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and is best known for the Holocaust Memorial he built in Miami Beach, Florida.

In 1985, Treister received a commission to design, build, and sculpt a Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach. The Memorial opened on February 1990 and welcomes thousands of visitors every year.

Kenneth Treister was born in 1930. His father, Arthur Treister, a real estate businessman, and his mother, Anita Treister moved to Miami Beach in 1939 from Flushing, Queens. After World War II, Kenneth Treister and his brother Leonard joined their father's business as Arthur Treister and Sons. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1953 with a degree in architecture. He has lived in Miami-Dade County for a majority of his life, primarily in Coconut Grove.

•Mayfair Shops in the Grove, Coconut Grove, FL

•Mayfair House Hotel, Coconut Grove, FL

•Office In The Grove, Coconut Grove, FL

•Yacht Harbour Condominium, Coconut Grove, FL

•Elizabeth Virrick Park, Coconut Grove, FL

•Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami Beach, FL

The Kenneth Treister Collection [1] is located in the University of Florida Digital Collection as part of its Architecture Archives It includes architectural drawings, project files, correspondence, publications and writings, photographs, documentary films, and other materials spanning from the 1950s into the 21st century.

Another large collection of documents, photography, artifacts and articles about Treister's work can also be found in the Jewish Museum of Florida at Florida International University [2] where a section in the permanent exhibition Mosaic is dedicated to Treister and the Holocaust Memorial.

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