Yaacov Yaar
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Yaacov Yaar(Hebrew:יעקב יער; born 1929) is an Israeliarchitect,who received theIsraeli prizefor architecture in the year 2006 and theEMET Prizein the year 2014.
Biography
[edit]Yaar was born inGermanyin 1929 and immigrated toPalestinewith his family at the age of five. He attended theOhel Shem SchoolinRamat Gan,and theGymnasia HerzliainTel Aviv.After completing high school he served in theJewish Settlement Policeand in theIsraeli Defense Forces.Upon his release from military service in the fall of 1949, he studied architecture at theHaifa Technion,graduatingcum laudein 1953, followed later by a diploma in Engineering (Arch).
During his studies, he met his wife Ora Gerstenfeld, whom he married in 1954. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Gerstenfeld died in 1999 and today he lives with his spouse -Ruth A. Berman.
Career
[edit]Yaar worked as an architect for five years in the offices of Sharon-Idelson inTel Aviv.
In 1960 Yaar established his own architectural practice together with his wife, Ora Gerstenfeld. From the start of their careers, the couple worked primarily in planning public and social projects, including neighborhoods for new immigrants, young couples and evacuees from distressed areas. From 2000 onward Yaar worked with Aviv Yaar and Talli Yaar-Kost.[clarification needed]
Awards
[edit]In 2007, Yaar received the Israel Prize for Architecture. Other awards include the Rokach Prize, first for his role in the renewal of the Old City ofJaffaand subsequently for the planning of the Kfir neighborhood, the Uzzi Rosen Prize of the Jerusalem Architects’ Association for his work on restoration of the Old City ofJerusalemand the Kaplan Prize for design, development, and construction ofPisgat Ze’evin Jerusalem. In 2014 Yaar received the EMET prize in the field of architecture.
Public activity
[edit]Yaar served as President of the Association of Israel Architects. He taught for many years at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technion and, subsequently, the School of Architecture atTel Aviv University.
- Giv’at Ha-Moreh inAfula,Neve Rassco inRamat Ha-Sharon.
- Eli Cohen neighborhood inKfar Savaduring the 1960s.
- Kfir neighborhood in Tel Aviv, In the 1970s, winning the Rokach Prize along with landscape architectHillel Omer(the poet Ayin Hillel).
- Pisgat Ze’ev in Jerusalem, 1980's.
- Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem, 1980's.
- HaMashtela in Tel Aviv, 1980's.
- Preservation plan in Jaffa old city and port.
- Kikar HaShuk on the site of the former Tel Aviv wholesale market, in the 2000s.
- Neighbourhoods in:Kiryat Shmona,Rosh HaAyin,Modi’in,Netivot,Kiryat Gat.
