Amnon Niv
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Amnon Niv, (February 23 1930 - June 6 2011) an Israel
i architect
and urban designer. Niv was the chief architect for the Nuclear Research center in the Negev
and the City Engineer of Jerusalem. Together with Amnon Schwartz, he designed the tallest building in Israel.
. He studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, graduating in 1955. In 1958-1963 he served as the chief architect for the Nuclear Research center in the Negev. In the late 1960s, he collaborated with architect Rafael Raifer on the design of the Manshiya industrial quarter in Tel Aviv
. The plan was partially completed. His design of the Etzel
Museum together with architect Amnon Schwartz won the Rokach Prize.
, then mayor of Jerusalem, appointed Niv as the City Engineer of Jerusalem. To design the new municipality complex, Niv created a 3D model of Jerusalem which is still in use. In 1988, Niv returned to private practice and specialized in skyscrapers. Moshe Aviv Tower, Israel's tallest building, was a collaboration of Niv and Schwartz.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and urban designer. Niv was the chief architect for the Nuclear Research center in the Negev
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...
and the City Engineer of Jerusalem. Together with Amnon Schwartz, he designed the tallest building in Israel.
Biography
Amnon Niv was born in HaifaHaifa
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...
. He studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, graduating in 1955. In 1958-1963 he served as the chief architect for the Nuclear Research center in the Negev. In the late 1960s, he collaborated with architect Rafael Raifer on the design of the Manshiya industrial quarter in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. The plan was partially completed. His design of the Etzel
Etzel
Etzel is* The common Israeli name for Irgun Tzvai-Leumi, or Irgun, a military organization operating in the British Mandate of Palestine from 1931 to 1948.* A German form of the name of Attila the Hun, for example in the Nibelungenlied....
Museum together with architect Amnon Schwartz won the Rokach Prize.
Architecture career
In 1977, Teddy KollekTeddy Kollek
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1989...
, then mayor of Jerusalem, appointed Niv as the City Engineer of Jerusalem. To design the new municipality complex, Niv created a 3D model of Jerusalem which is still in use. In 1988, Niv returned to private practice and specialized in skyscrapers. Moshe Aviv Tower, Israel's tallest building, was a collaboration of Niv and Schwartz.