Zvi Hecker

Zvi Hecker (born May 31 1931 in Kraków, Poland) is an Israeli architect with offices in Berlin and Amsterdam.cite book| last = Curl| first = James Stevens| title = A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture| origdate = 2006| format = Paperback| edition = Second| publisher = Oxford University Press| language = English| id = ISBN 0-19-860678-8| pages = 880]

Move to Israel and study

Hecker emigrated to Israel in 1950, after living in Samarkand. [ [http://www.arcspace.com/architects/zvi_hecker/zvi_hecker_bio.htm "Zvi Hecker"] Arcspace. Accessed 24 October 2007.] He studied architecture in the Israel Institute of Technology, graduating in 1955. Between 1955 and 1957, he studied painting at the Avni Institute. [ [http://www.labiennale-israeli-pavilion.org/html/Palmach_Architect.html "The Palmach History Museum - Architect"] . Venice Biennale. Accessed 24 October 2007.]

Work with Sharon and Neumann

After his military service, he founded a firm with Eldar Sharon (until 1964) and Alfred Neumann (until 1966). Their joint works include the Mediterranean Sea Club in Achzib (1960-1961), the Bat Yam city hall (1963-1969), and the Chaim Laskov Officer Training School (1963-1967), the main officer training school of the Israel Defense Forces. [ [http://www.sharon-ar.co.il/site/2.asp?user=sharon&site=78 "Three Generations of Sharon Architects – A Historical Summary"] . Sharon Architects. Accessed 24 October 2007.] Their designed were often inspired by the Japanese Metabolist Movement, borrowing metaphoric shapes from nature for use in planning morphological structures. The modularity of these works, such as the Dubiner House, provided a precedent for the Habitat 67 project by Moshe Safdie. [Esther Zandberg. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=477988&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y "Architecture / Building a stellar reputation"] . Haaretz. Accessed 24 October 2007.] The physical and economic conditions in Israel at the time, allowed them to complete a fair number of works in a relatively brief period of time, which for a short while brought international attention.

Later and ongoing work

His projects, such as the Spiral Apartment House in Ramat Gan, Israel, and the Heinz Galisky Schule in Berlin are noted for a high degree of geometric complexity. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3575/is_1249_209/ai_73411715 "Hecker's Labyrinth - Zvi Hecker, architectural projects - Brief Article"] . Architectural Review. March, 2001. Accessed 13 May 2007.] Hecker mostly resides and teaches in Berlin, and has been largely involved in planning projects related for the German Jewish community. Some of his later works are the Jewish School in Duisburg (1996-1999) and, with Rafi Segal, the Palmach Museum in Tel Aviv (1995-Present).

Works

*1969-1971 Synagogue, Military Academy Campus, Negev Desert
*1981-1989 Spiral Apartment Building, Ramat-Gan [ [http://www.arcspace.com/architects/zvi_hecker/spiral/index.htm "Spiral Apartment House"] . Arcspace. Accessed 24 October 2007.]
*1992-1995 Heinz-Galinski-Schule (Jewish Primary School), Berlin [ [http://www.arcspace.com/architects/zvi_hecker/heinz_galinski/index.htm "The Heinz Galinski School"] . Arcspace. Accessed 24 October 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.zvihecker.com Official site]
* [http://www.labiennale-israeli-pavilion.org/html/Palmach_Site.html The Palmach History Museum: architectural notes] . Venice Biennale Israeli Pavilion.