Background
Karmi-Melamede was born on December 24, 1936 in Tel Aviv, in Mandate Palestine (now Israel).
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She studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1956 to 1959 and at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology from 1961 to 1962, being awarded her degree in 1963.
Career
She has taught extensively in the United States - first at Columbia and then subsequently at Yale and Pennsylvania New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote of the design, "the sharpness of the Mediterranean architectural tradition and the dignity of the law are here married with remarkable grace.".
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Israeli
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Israel Prize; Rechter Prize In 2007, Karmi-Melamede was awarded the Israel Prize, for architecture. Her father, Dov Karmi, had received the same prize in 1957, and her brother Ram Karmi in 2002. Awarded the Sandberg Prize
The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.