Yaacov Rechter

Yaakov Rechter (14 June 1924 – 26 February 2001[2]%29 (Hebrew: יעקב רכטר‎) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient.[3]

Yaakov Rechter was born to Paula Singer and the architect Zeev Rechter[4] on 14 June 1924 in Tel Aviv.[5] 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.[6] In 1952 he joined his father's office of architects. Rechter was married twice, to Sara Shafir and to the actress Hana Maron.[7] 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.[8]

Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 1957[9] Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, 1952-1959[10] Herzliya Museum of Art, 1975[11] Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, 1994[12] Atarim Square, Tel Aviv, 1975[13] National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Tel Aviv, 1976[14] Central Library, Mount Scopus Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1981 Carmel Hospital, Haifa[15] Cameri Theater, Tel Aviv Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, 1953[16] Hotels

Holiday Inn in Ashkelon, designed by Rechter in 1998. Mivtachim Sanitarium, Zikhron Ya'akov, 1966 Hasharon, Herzliya Pituach, 1961 Tel Aviv Hilton, 1965[17] Herods Tel Aviv Hotel, 1972[18] Jerusalem Hilton[19] (now Crowne Plaza Jerusalem Hotel), Jerusalem, 1974[20] Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel, 1977 Carlton Tel Aviv, 1980[21] King Solomon Sheraton Hotel (now King Solomon Hotel), Jerusalem, 1981 Laromme Hotel (now Inbal Jerusalem Hotel), Jerusalem 1982 [22] Holiday Inn, Ashkelon, 1998[23] Awards Rokach Prize - given for "Gan Jacob", 1965.[24] Israel Prize of Architecture - given for Rechter's design for the Mivtachim Sanitarium in Zikhron Ya'akov, 1972.[25] The Arie El-Hanani Prize, Integration of Art and Architecture - given for the combination of art in construction, 1983.[26]