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* [http://www.ejwiki.info/wiki/Троупянский,_Федор_Абрамович '''Fedor Troupyansky''' {{ru icon}}] (1874, Odessa, Russian Empire – 1949, Odessa, USSR) (Russian: Троупянский, Федор Абрамович) was a famous [[Russians|Russian]] and [[Soviet]] architect. [[Russian Empire]], [[Soviet Union]]
* [http://www.ejwiki.info/wiki/Троупянский,_Федор_Абрамович '''Fedor Troupyansky''' {{ru icon}}] (1874, Odessa, Russian Empire – 1949, Odessa, USSR) (Russian: Троупянский, Федор Абрамович) was a famous [[Russians|Russian]] and [[Soviet]] architect. [[Russian Empire]], [[Soviet Union]]

* '''[[Lev Tsiperson]]''' (Russian: Циперсон, Лев Осипович) (1899, Vitebsk - 1963, Moscow), [[Soviet Union]]


* '''[[Grigory Trudler]]''' (Russian: Трудлер, Григорий Давидович). [[Soviet Union]]
* '''[[Grigory Trudler]]''' (Russian: Трудлер, Григорий Давидович). [[Soviet Union]]

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A

  • Gregory Ain, (28 March 1908 – 9 January 1988) was an American architect, protege of Richard Neutra, active in the mid-20th century in California. USA
  • Alfred S. Alschuler (1876 – 11 June 1940) was a Chicago architect who designed warehouses, department stores, industrial buildings, synagogues, and offices during the height of the city's architectural boom at the turn of the 20th century. USA
  • Alan Aranoff (1958, Los Angeles, California –) is an American-Israeli architect, involved in the large-scale projects in his Tel Aviv office. USA, Israel
  • Felix Ascher (March, 27, 1883 -) – German architect, active in Hamburg.

B

  • Elias George Basevi. (1 April 1794 – 16 October 1845) was an English architect of Jewish origin,[2] the favourite pupil of architect Sir John Soane, and the first surveyor of the Guardian Assuarance Company. United Kingdom
  • Marcel Breuer, (21 May 1902 Pécs, Hungary – 1 July 1981 New York City), architect and furniture designer, was Hungarian-born modernist modernist. USA
  • Arnold Brunner (25 September 1857 – 14 February 1925), considered the first successful USA-born Jewish architect [1] – and a city planner. USA

C

  • Irwin Chanin (29 October 1891 – 24 February 1988), designer of Art Deco office towers and Broadway theaters, real estate developer and benefactor to his alma mater, The Cooper Union, which named its school of architecture in his honor. USA
  • Pierre Chareau (4 August 1883 – 24 August 1950) was a French architect and designer, credited for building the first house in France made of steel and glass, the Maison de Verre.[3]
  • Esfir Cherikover. (Russian: Чериковер, Эсфирь Зиновьевна) (1904, Poltava). Soviet Union
  • Lotte Cohn (1893–1983) was one of the few women architects in Germany, an architect in Erez Israel and Israel, and a writer. Germany, Erez Israel, Israel. Germany-born

D

E

  • Sidney Eisenshtat (6 June 1914 – 1 March 2005),[6] architect best known for modernist synagogues. USA
  • Erez Ella (Hebrew: ארז אלה), is an Israeli architect based in New York City. Israel, USA

F

  • Fred Forbát (born Forbát Alfréd; 31 March 1897, Pécs, Hungary – 22 May 1972, in Vällingby (Sweden)) was an architect with significant work in Germany and Sweden.. Germany, Sweden. Hungary-born
  • Danny Forster (born 19 September 1977) is an American architect, television host and producer. USA
  • Ulrich Franzen (15 January 1921, Düsseldorf, Germany – ) was among the most creative American architects in the second half of the twentieth century. USA. Germany-born
  • Dezsö Freund (May 10, 1884- February 18, 1960) – Hungarian architect.
  • David Fridman (Russian: Фридман, Давид Федорович) (1887, Odessa - 1950, Moscow), Soviet Union
  • Robert Friedmann (February 15, 1888, Hamburg, Germany – September 10, 1940, Jerusalem, Erez Israel) – German architect, active in Hamburg.
  • Marie Frommer (1890, Warsaw, Poland – 1976, New York, N.Y.) was a well-known architect in Berlin, Germany, before she was forced by Nazis to flee the country. Germany, United Kingdom, USA. Poland-born

G

  • Robert Geddes (7 December 1932, Philadelphia, Pa – ) is a distnguished American architect. USA
  • Elsa Gidoni-Mandelstamm (1901, Riga, Russian Empire – 1978, USA) was a pioneering politically engaged woman architect and interior designer. Erez Israel, USA. Latvia-born
  • Bertrand Goldberg (17 July 1913 – 8 October 1997) was an American architect best known for the Marina City complex in Chicago, Illinois, the tallest residential concrete building in the world at the time of completion. USA
  • Ernő Goldfinger (11 September 1902 – 15 November 1987) was an architect and designer of furniture, and a key member of the architectural Modern Movement after he had moved from Hungary to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom, Hungary-born
  • Alfred Grotte (1872-1944, died in a concentration camp in Terezin) - professor, historian, conservator and architect
  • Victor Gruen (18 July 1903 – 14 February 1980), pioneer in the design of shopping malls in the United States. USA. Austria-born
  • Hector Guimard (Lyon, 10 March 1867 – New York, 20 May 1942) was an architect, who is now the best-known representative of the French Art Nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. France

Philadelphia, USA) was a distiguished architect and educator. Germany, United Kingdom, USA. Germany-born

H

  • Zvi Hecker (Hebrew: צבי הקר) (1931 – ) is an Israeli architect. His work is known for its emphasis on geometry and asymmetry. Israel, Polish-born
  • Friedrich Hitzig (Georg Friedrich Heinrich Hitzig) (8 November 1811, Berlin – 11 October 1881, Berlin) was a German architect. Germany

I

  • Marcel Iancu (1895–1984) was an architect, plastic artist, and art theorist. Romania
  • Guy Igra (1957, Haifa, Israel –). Israel

J

  • Arne Emil Jacobsen usually known as Arne Jacobsen, (11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and designer. Denmark
  • Herman Jessor (c. 1895 – 8 April 1990), the architect of more than 40,000, union-sponsored, publicly-assisted, cooperative housing units in New York City. USA. Russia-born
  • Rudolf Joseph (August 14, 1893, Pforzheim, Germany – January 17, 1963, New York, N.Y.)
  • Nathan S. Joseph (Nathan Solomon Joseph) (1834–1909) a British architect, philanthropist, social reformer, and Jewish communal leader.[14]

K

  • Albert Kahn (Architect) (21 March 1869, Rhaunen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany – 8 December 1942, Detroit, Michigan, USA) was the foremost American industrial architect of his day. USA
  • Ely Jacques Kahn (1884–1972) was an American commercial architect who designed numerous skyscrapers in New York City in the twentieth century.[15] USA
  • Louis I. Kahn (20 February 1901 or 1902 – 17 March 1974), influential, world-renown, modernist architect. USA
  • Roy Kantorowich (1917, South Africa – 1996, Manchester, United Kingdom) was an internationally acclaimed South Africa and British architect, town planner and educator. South Africa, United Kingdom
  • Ram Karmi ( Ram Carmi) ({{lang-he|רמ כרמי 1931) is an Israeli architect. Israel
  • Ada Karmi-Melamede (Ada Carmi-Melamed) (Hebrew: מלמד–דה כרמיע, born 1936) is an Israeli architect. Israel
  • Oskar Kaufmann (2 February 1873, Újszentanna/Neu Sankt Anna (today Sântana), near Arad, Romania – 8 September 1956, Budapest) was an Hungarian-Jewish architect. He was an expert of construction and design and played an active part in Berlin since 1900.. Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Germany, Erez Israel,Israel
  • Ottó Komoly (1892–1945) was an architect and Zionist leader. Hungary

L

  • Phyllis Lambert (Phyllis Barbara Lambert née Bronfman, born 24 January 1927) is a Canadian architect and philanthropist and member of the Bronfman family. Canada
  • Fritz Landauer (1883, Augsburg, Germany – 1968, London, United Kingdom) was an architect in Munich, Germany, before he was forced by Nazis to flee the country in 1937. Germany
  • Joseph de Lange (April, 18, 1883, Amsterdam – January, 28, 1948, Antwerp), Netherland
  • Morris Lapidus (25 November 1902 – 18 January 2001), once maligned architect of "Gorgeous", but now celebrated as exemplar of Mimo. USA. Russia-born
  • Georgy Lapir (Russian: Лапир, Георгий наумович) (1928, Moscow - )
  • Denys Lasdun Sir Denys Lasdun CH (8 September 1914 – 11 January 2001) was an eminent English architect of the 20th century. United Kingdom
  • Paul László (6 February 1900 – 27 March 1993), modern architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries. Germany, USA. Hungary-born
  • Siegfried Latté (1884, Thorn, Germany – 1938, Berlin, Germany) was a German architect and interior designer. Germany
  • Leonid Levin (1936 –) (Russian: Левин, Леонид Менделевич) is a renowned Belarus architect. Soviet Union, Belarus
  • William Alexander Levy (1909–1997), later William Alexander, was an American architect and interior designer. USA
  • El Lissitzky (Russian: Ла́зарь Ма́ркович (Мордухóвич) Лиси́цкий) (23 November [O.S. November 11] 1890 – 30 December 1941), better known as El Lissitzky (Russian: Эль Лиси́цкий, Yiddish: על ליסיצקי), was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist, writer and architect. Soviet Union
  • Max Littmann (3 January 1862 – 20 September 1931) was a German architect. Germany
  • Avi Livay (1965, Israel –) is a renowned Israeli architect. Israel
  • Slavko Löwy (7 August 1904 – 1 April 1996) was well-known Croatian architect. Croatia

M

  • Geza Maroti (1875–1941) was a Hungarian architect, sculptor, painter, and applied artist. Hungary
  • Iosif Meerzon (1900, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire – 1941, Leningrad, USSR) (Russian: Меерзон, Иoсиф Айзикович) was a noted Soviet architect. Soviet Union
  • Richard Meier (born 12 October 1934) is an American Pritzker prize-winning architect, whose rationalist buildings make prominent use of the color white. USA
  • Alfred Messel (22 July 1853, Darmstadt, Germany − 24 March 1909 Berlin, Germany) was one of the most well-known German architects at the turning point to the 20th century. Germany
  • Eric Owen Moss (b. 1943 in Los Angeles (LA), California) practices architecture with his eponymously named LA-based 25-person firm.[19]

N

O

  • Rivka Oxman is an architect, researcher, professor, and author. Israel

P

Q

  • Zsigmond Quittner (13 February 1859 – 25 October 1918) was a Hungarian architect. Hungary

R

  • Rudolf Rabinovich (Russian: Рабинович, Рудольф Зеликович). Russian Federation
  • Ernesto Nathan Rogers (16 March 1909 – 7 November 1969) was an Italian architect, writer and educator. Italy
  • William H. Rogers (Rodriguez) (18 February 1914 – 26 July 2008) was an English architect. United Kingdom
  • Ernö Román (1883–1959) was a Hungarian architect. Hungary
  • Harry Rosenthal (1892, Posen (today Poznan, Poland) – 1966, London, United Kingdom) was a successful German architect, before he was forced by Nazis to flee the country. Germany, Erez Israel, United Kingdom. Poland-born
  • Emery Roth (born Róth Imre, 1871 – 20 August 1948), apprentice to Daniel Burnham and architect of classic Jazz Age New York apartment buildings and hotels, who founded firm known as the "Builder's Architects". USA. Austro-Hungary-born
  • Julian Roth (2 September 1902 – 9 December 1992) was an American architect. USA
  • Richard Roth, Jr. was an architect who ran the New York City based architecture firm “Emery, Roth and Sons” after his father's death. USA

S

  • Lawrence Scarpa (born 28 October 1959) is an architect based in Los Angeles, California, known for the creative use of conventional materials in unique and unexpected ways. USA
  • Rudolph Schindler (born Rudolf Michael Schindler, 1887–1953), Austria-born modernist architect known for his private houses in LA. USA
  • Frederic Schwartz (born 1951) is an award-winning Jewish American architect, author, and city planner whose work includes "Empty Sky," the New Jersey 9-11 Memorial, scheduled to be dedicated in Liberty State Park on 11 September 2011, the tenth anniversary of the 11 September attacks. USA
  • Simon I. Schwartz, (1877–1956)[12] partner of Schwartz and Gross, designer of pre-ww2 Manhattan apartment buildings. USA
  • Harry Seidler AC OBE (25 June 1923 Vienna — 9 March 2006 Sydney) was an Australian architect was the first architect to fully express the principles of the Bauhaus in Australia. Australia. Austria-born
  • Arieh Sharon (architect) (Hebrew: אריה שרון; 28 May 1900 – 24 July 1984) was an Israeli architect and winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture in 1962 — the first in this discipline. Germany, Erez Israel, Israel. Poland-born
  • Semyon Shoikhet Template:Ru icon (1 January 1931, Dubossary, Moldavia, USSR – 24 December 2010, Germany) (Russian: Шойхет, Семен Михайлович) was a Soviet architect. Moldova
  • Clarence Stein (19 June 1882 – 7 February 1975), was an American urban planner, architect and writer, best known for advancing the Garden City movement in the US. USA
  • Robert Stern (1885, Cologne, Germany −1964, New York, USA) was a renowned German architect working in Cologne, Germany, before he was forced by Nazis to emigrate to London in 1936. Germany. USA
  • Joseph Sunlight (2 January 1889 [O.S. 20 December 1888]–April 15, 1978), was a Russian/ English architect

T

  • Marco Treves, grandson of Marco Treves (1902 – 1990), Italy
  • Noi Trotsky (Russian: Ной Абра́мович Тро́цкий; 15 March 1895 – 19 November 1940) was a renowned Soviet architect. Soviet Union

U

V

  • Pierre Vago (August 30, 1910, Budapest – February 1, 2002, Noisy-sur-École), son of József Vago, was a notable French architect who worked on the Hansaviertel in Berlin.

W

  • Rachel Wischnitzer (German: Rahel Wischnitzer-Bernstein), (14 April 1885, Minsk, Russian Empire – 20 November 1989, New York, N.Y.) was an architect and art historian. Germany, USA. Russia-born
  • Adolf Wolff (August 10, 1832, Esslingen, Germany – March 29, 1885, Stuttgart, Germany) – German architect, active in Stuttgart
  • Richard Wolfenstein (September, 7, 1846, Berlin, Germany – April 13, 1919, Berlin, Germany), Germany

Y

Z

  • Bruno Zevi (22 January 1918, Rome – 9 January 2000) was an Italian architect, historian, professor, curator, author and editor. Italy

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  4. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission: Tweed Copurthouse, 16 October 1984
  5. ^ Peter Eisenman, Great Buildings Online. Accessed 19 September 2008.
  6. ^ ”Obituaries: United States,” American Jewish Yearbook, 2006, pp. 712–13 (New York: The American Jewish Committee, 2006).
  7. ^ "Emanuele Fiano – PD" (in Italian). camera.it. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  8. ^ Kunst im Exil in Grossbritannien 1933–1945: eine Ausstellung der Neuen Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst in den Räumen der Orangerie des Schlosses Charlottenburg vom 10.1.-23 February 1986, Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst, Berlin: Frölich & Kaufmann, 1986, ISBN 9783887252182, p. 170.
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  12. ^ a b An article on 890 West End Avenue Building
  13. ^ A history of creating the Lenin Memorial Template:Ref-ru
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