Yaakov Rechter | |
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Born |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
14 June 1924
Died | 28 April 2001 Shefayim, Israel |
(aged 76)
Nationality | Israeli |
Alma mater | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Rokach Prize, 1965 Israel Prize, 1972 The Arie El-Hanani Prize, 1983 |
Yaakov Rechter (14 June 1924 – 28 April 2001) (Hebrew: יעקב רכטר) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient.
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.