Shulamit_Nadler

Shulamit Nadler

Shulamit Nadler

Israeli modernist architect

Shulamit Nadler (Hebrew: שולמית נדלר, 1923-2016) was a prominent Israeli modernist architect best known for her design of the National Library of Israel.

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Life

Shulamit Knibski Hebrew: שולמית קָניֶבסקי was born in Tel Aviv on August 16, 1923, to Rachel and Yitzhak Kanev.

Knibski trained at the Technion under Zeev Rechter; she was the second woman to complete an architectural degree at the school.[1][2] At Technion, she met Michael Nadler (Hebrew: מיכאל נדלר), who became her husband and longtime architectural partner after her graduation.[1]

In 1970, Nadler won the Rokach Prize.[1]

Shulamit Nadler died in 2016 at the age of 93.

Work

  • Jerusalem Theatre (designed 1958), Jerusalem
  • Sourasky Central Library at Tel Aviv University (1964), Tel Aviv
  • National Library of Israel (1956), Jerusalem

References

  1. [1]
    "הלכה לעולמה שולמית נדלר". עיתונות (in Hebrew). 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  2. [2]
    ריבה, נעמה (2016-08-28). "מתה האדריכלית שולמית נדלר, ממתכנני הספרייה הלאומית ובית סוקולוב". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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