Dov Karmi

Dov Karmi
Dov Karmi
דב כרמי
Born	1905; Zhvanets, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died	14 May 1962 (aged 56–57); Israel
Alma mater	Ghent University
Occupation	Architect
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 for	Leading figure in modernist architecture in Israel

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

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]

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

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

Max-Liebling House, Tel Aviv, 1936
Culture Palace, Tel Aviv, 1957 (with Zeev Rechter and Yaakov Rechter)

Contributions

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]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Zandberg, Ester (5 November 2010). "'Everyone has his own Karmi'". Haaretz. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. 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.

External links

Media related to Dov Karmi at Wikimedia Commons

[HaaretzKarmi-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Zandberg, Ester (5 November 2010). "'Everyone has his own Karmi'". Haaretz. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[prize-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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