Zvi Hecker
*31. 5. 1931 – Krakow, Poland
†24. 9. 2023 – Berlin, Germany
Biography
Zvi Tadeusz Hecker was born on May 31, 1931, in Krakow, Poland. He studied architecture at the Krakow Polytechnic from 1949 to 1950. In 1950, he moved to Israel, where he studied at the Technion in Haifa from 1950 to 1955. He studied painting at the Avni Academy in Tel Aviv from 1955 to 1957. After completing two years of military service, he opened his own architectural office in 1959 together with Alfred Neumann (until 1996) and Eldar Sharon (until 1964). As a visiting professor, he taught at Laval University School of Architecture in Quebec, Canada (1969-72), University of Texas School of Architecture in Arlington (1977), Washington University School of Architecture in St. Louis (1979), and State University School of Architecture (1980).
Zvi Tadeusz Hecker was born on May 31, 1931, in Krakow, Poland. He studied architecture at the Krakow Polytechnic from 1949 to 1950. In 1950, he moved to Israel, where he studied at the Technion in Haifa from 1950 to 1955. He studied painting at the Avni Academy in Tel Aviv from 1955 to 1957. After completing two years of military service, he opened his own architectural office in 1959 together with Alfred Neumann (until 1996) and Eldar Sharon (until 1964). As a visiting professor, he taught at Laval University School of Architecture in Quebec, Canada (1969-72), University of Texas School of Architecture in Arlington (1977), Washington University School of Architecture in St. Louis (1979), and State University School of Architecture (1980).
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Realizations and projects
Other Buildings
Jewish Center, Mainz, Germany, 1999
Museum of Contemporary Art, Constantini, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998
City Library, Haifa, Israel, 1998
Sachsenhausen Memorial (at the former concentration camp), 1998
Memorial to all Murdered Jews in Europe, Berlin, 1997
Synagogue, Dresden, 1997
Jewish Center, Mülheim Oberhausen, Duisburg, 1996-99
"Place of Remembrance" - memorial at the site of the destroyed synagogue in Kreuzberg, Berlin, 1996
Military Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, 1996
Holocaust Memorial, Vienna, Austria, 1996
Palmach Historical Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1992-96
Anatole France School, Drancy, France, 1992
Museum on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1990
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 1989
Alexandria Library, Egypt, 1989
Palm Springs Art Museum, California, USA, 1986
Yoseph Synagogue Ramot, Jerusalem, Israel, 1982-87
Synagogue, Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1972
Military Independence Memorial, Haifa, Israel, 1954
Jewish Center, Mainz, Germany, 1999
Museum of Contemporary Art, Constantini, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998
City Library, Haifa, Israel, 1998
Sachsenhausen Memorial (at the former concentration camp), 1998
Memorial to all Murdered Jews in Europe, Berlin, 1997
Synagogue, Dresden, 1997
Jewish Center, Mülheim Oberhausen, Duisburg, 1996-99
"Place of Remembrance" - memorial at the site of the destroyed synagogue in Kreuzberg, Berlin, 1996
Military Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, 1996
Holocaust Memorial, Vienna, Austria, 1996
Palmach Historical Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1992-96
Anatole France School, Drancy, France, 1992
Museum on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1990
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 1989
Alexandria Library, Egypt, 1989
Palm Springs Art Museum, California, USA, 1986
Yoseph Synagogue Ramot, Jerusalem, Israel, 1982-87
Synagogue, Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1972
Military Independence Memorial, Haifa, Israel, 1954
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