Ada Karmi-Melamede facts for kids
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Ada Karmi-Melamede
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| עדה כרמי-מלמד | |
Ada Karmi-Melamede
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| Born | December 24, 1936 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Architect |
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Ada Karmi-Melamede (Hebrew: עדה כרמי-מלמד; born 1936) is a famous Israeli architect. She is known for designing many important buildings, including the Supreme Court of Israel.
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About Ada Karmi-Melamede
Ada Karmi-Melamede was born on December 24, 1936, in Tel Aviv. At that time, the area was called Mandatory Palestine. Today, Tel Aviv is a big city in Israel.
She studied architecture in London, England, from 1956 to 1959. Later, she continued her studies at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. She earned her degree in architecture in 1963.
Ada Karmi-Melamede also taught at several universities in the United States. She taught at Columbia University from 1969 to 1982. She also taught at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1985, she started her own architecture company in Tel Aviv. It was called Ada Karmi-Melamede Architects.
Designing the Supreme Court
In 1986, Ada Karmi-Melamede and her brother, Ram Karmi, won a big international competition. They were chosen to design the Supreme Court of Israel building. This important building opened in 1992.
A famous architecture critic, Paul Goldberger, wrote about their design. He said that the building combined the sharp style of Mediterranean architecture with the serious look of the law. He thought it was done with "remarkable grace."
Important Projects
Ada Karmi-Melamede has designed many notable buildings. Here are some of her key projects:
- Ramat Hanadiv Visiting Center, located in the Ramat Hanadiv Memorial Gardens in Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel (completed 2008).
- Life Sciences Building at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel.
- The Supreme Court Building in Jerusalem, Israel (completed 1992).
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Model of the Israel Supreme Court building
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An aerial view of the Israel Supreme Court
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A closer look at the model
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Beit Avi Chai
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Ramat HaNadiv
Awards and Honors
Ada Karmi-Melamede has received several important awards for her work:
- In 2007, she was given the Israel Prize for architecture. This is one of the highest honors in Israel. She was only the second woman to ever receive this award for architecture.
- Her father, Dov Karmi, also received the Israel Prize in 1957.
- Her brother, Ram Karmi, received the same prize in 2002.
- She was also awarded the Sandberg Prize for Research in Art and Architecture around 1985.
- She received grants from the United States National Endowment for the Arts. These grants helped her with studies on city planning and architecture.
See also
In Spanish: Ada Karmi-Melamede para niños
- List of Israel Prize recipients
