Benjamin Idelson

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Benjamin Idelson ( Hebrew בנימין אידלסון, born April 1, 1911 in Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire ; died November 30, 1972 in Tel Aviv , Israel ) was an Israeli architect.

Life

Idelson emigrated to Palestine in 1925 , studied architecture at Ghent University and returned to Palestine in 1934. He designed many public buildings in Israel, such as for the University of Tel Aviv and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot . Between 1948 and 1964 he worked with Arieh Sharon in a joint architecture office in Tel Aviv. One of the most important projects of Idelson was designed together with Arieh Sharon and in 1955 completed Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva . In 1957 he and Sharon received the Rokach Prize for the design of the Bejt Lessin Theater in Tel Aviv. In 1964 he separated from Sharon and entered into a partnership with the architect Gershon Zippor.

In 1968 he received the Israel Prize for Architecture.

Buildings (selection)

  • Soroka Medical Center (hospital, together with Arieh Sharon), Beer Sheva , 1955
  • Rabin Medical Center (hospital, with Arieh Sharon), 1954
  • Headquarters of the World Zionist Organization (office building, together with Arieh Sharon), Tel Aviv, 1961–1965
  • Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium (together with Arieh Sharon), Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot, 1955
  • Edna and KB Weissman Building of Physical Sciences (together with Arieh Sharon and Nachum Zalkind) at the Weizmann Institute for Sciences, Rehovot, 1957
  • Hall of Remembrance in the Yad Vashem Memorial (together with Arieh Sharon and Arieh Elhanani ), Jerusalem 1961
  • Feinberg Graduate School at the Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot
  • Perlman Chemical Sciences Building at the Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot
  • Wolfson Building for Biological Research at the Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot
  • San Martin Faculty Clubhouse (together with Arieh Sharon) at the Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot
  • Hermann Mayer Campus Guesthouse (together with Arieh Sharon) at the Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Idelson, Benjamin. In: Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g The Architects. Weizmann Wonder Wander, December 7, 2010, accessed October 9, 2010 .
  3. ^ The Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium. Weizmann Wonder Wander, December 7, 2010, accessed October 9, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Idelson, Benjamin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES בנימין אידלסון
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Petersburg , Russia
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1972
Place of death Tel Aviv , Israel