Alfred Mansfeld
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Alfred Mansfeld ( ; 2 March 1912 — 15 March 2004) was an Israeli architect
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, Russia
in 1912. While still a child, he moved with his family to Berlin
, Germany
. He began studying archtecture in 1931 at the Technische Hochschule Berlin (Berlin Institute of Technology) but, with the rise of the Nazis to power, he moved in 1933 to Paris
, France
, where he completed his studies in 1935 at the École Spéciale d'Architecture
, as a student of the architect, Auguste Perret
, a pioneer of concrete construction. In 1935, he emigrated
to Mandate Palestine.
In 1949, Mansfied joined the faculty of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where he taught for over forty years and was Dean of Faculty of Architecture from 1954 to 1956.
Mansfield was the senior partner in the Haifa
firm of Mansfeld-Kehat, architects, which he founded in 1935, and of which his son, Michael Mansfeld, is a partner.
He died on 15 March 2004, at his home, designed by him, in central Carmel
, Haifa, Israel.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
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Biography
Mansfeld was born in Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
in 1912. While still a child, he moved with his family to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He began studying archtecture in 1931 at the Technische Hochschule Berlin (Berlin Institute of Technology) but, with the rise of the Nazis to power, he moved in 1933 to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he completed his studies in 1935 at the École Spéciale d'Architecture
École Spéciale d'Architecture
The École Spéciale d'Architecture is a private school for architecture at 254, boulevard Raspail in Paris, France.The school was founded in 1865 by engineer Emile Trélat as reaction against the educational monopoly of Beaux-Arts architecture...
, as a student of the architect, Auguste Perret
Auguste Perret
Auguste Perret was a French architect and a world leader and specialist in reinforced concrete construction. In 2005 his post-WWII reconstruction of Le Havre was declared by UNESCO one of the World Heritage Sites....
, a pioneer of concrete construction. In 1935, he emigrated
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Mandate Palestine.
In 1949, Mansfied joined the faculty of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where he taught for over forty years and was Dean of Faculty of Architecture from 1954 to 1956.
Mansfield was the senior partner in the Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
firm of Mansfeld-Kehat, architects, which he founded in 1935, and of which his son, Michael Mansfeld, is a partner.
He died on 15 March 2004, at his home, designed by him, in central Carmel
Carmel
Carmel in the Bible refers to two distinct places:* Mount Carmel, coastal mountain range in Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea* Carmel , an ancient Israelite town in Judea...
, Haifa, Israel.
Selected projects
- The interior design of the Israel MuseumIsrael MuseumThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, jointly with Dora GadDora GadDora Gad was an Israeli interior designer, whose work had significant influence on the development of modern Israeli architecture.- Early life :...
(1965); - The interior design, together with architect Dora Gad, of the five ships of ZimZim Integrated Shipping ServicesZim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. , formerly ZIM Israel Navigation Company Ltd. and Zim American Israeli Shipping Inc., is the biggest cargo shipping company in Israel, and 10th largest in the world...
, Israel's largest shipping company (1955–1975); - Haifa Auditorium;
- Tikotin Museum of Japanese ArtTikotin Museum of Japanese ArtThe Museum of Japanese Art on the crest of Mount Carmel is dedicated exclusively to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art works, and is the only one of its kind in the Middle East. The Museum is a municipal foundation, set up in 1959, on the initiative of Felix Tikotin of The Netherlands,...
, HaifaHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
; - The Zim Building, Haifa;
- The Stella MarisStella Maris MonasteryThe Stella Maris Monastery or Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Haifa is a 19th-century Carmelite nunnery located on the slopes of Mount Carmel, Israel.- History :...
neighbourhood in Haifa; - The Wilfrid IsraelWilfrid B. IsraelWilfrid B. Israel was a German-born Jew who played an important role in the Kindertransport and the rescue of Jews in the Holocaust. He was killed when his plane was shot down by the Nazis. -Biography:...
Museum on Kibbutz HaZore'a; - The master plan and the first buildings of the hospital in NahariyaNahariyaNahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
; - The Mazer Building (now the Feldman Building) on the Givat RamGivat RamGivat Ram is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel. Many of Israel's most important national institutions are located in Givat Ram, among them the Knesset, the Israel Museum, the National Library of Israel and the Israeli Supreme Court.-Etymology:...
campus of the Hebrew University of JerusalemHebrew University of JerusalemThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
; - Buildings at Yad VashemYad VashemYad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
, Jerusalem.
Awards and honours
- In 1966, Gad won the Israel PrizeIsrael PrizeThe Israel Prize is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is largely regarded as the state's highest honor. It is presented annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the President, the Prime Minister, the Knesset chairperson, and the...
, in architecture, jointly with Dora Gad, with whom he had designed the interior of Israel Museum. - In 1969, he received the "Gold Plaquette" for Foreign Architects from the Association of German Architects (BDA - Bund Deutscher Architekten).
- In 1971, he was elected member of the Berlin Academy.
- In 1976, he was awarded the Rechter PrizeRechter PrizeThe Rechter Prize is an Israeli architecture prize awarded bi-annually and intended to "encourage landmark projects of Israeli architecture". It was established in 1962....
, for planning the Stella Maris neughbourhood in Haifa. - In 1983, he was elected an honorary member of the Paris Academy.
- In 2001, he received an honorable mention from the Architects Association.
External Links
- Al Mansfeld, Architect Israel Museum website