Background
Mansfeld was born in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia in 1912.
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Alfred Mansfeld
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He began studying architecture in 1931 at the Technische Hochschule Berlin (Berlin Institute of Technology) but, with the rise of the Nazis to power, he moved in 1933 to Paris, France, where he completed his studies in 1935 at the École Spéciale d"Architecture, as a student of the architect, Auguste Perret, a pioneer of concrete construction.
Career
While still a child, he moved with his family to Berlin, Germany. In 1935, he emigrated to Mandate Palestine. In 1949, Mansfied joined the faculty of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where he taught for over forty years and was Dean of Faculty of Architecture from 1954 to 1956.
He died on 15 March 2004, at his home, designed by him, in central Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
Achievements
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In 1966,he won the Israel Prize, in architecture, jointly with Dora Gad, with whom he had designed the interior of Israel Museum. In 1969, he received the "Gold Plaquette" for Foreign Architects from the Association of German Architects (British Dental Association - Bund Deutscher Architekten). In 1971, he was elected member of the Berlin Academy. In 1976, he was awarded the Rechter Prize, for planning the Stella Maris neughbourhood in Haifa. In 1983, he was elected an honorary member of the Paris Academy. In 2001, he received an honorable mention from the Architects Association.
Membership
In 1971, he was elected member of the Berlin Academy. In 1983, he was elected an honorary member of the Paris Academy.
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March 15, 2004 (aged 92)
Awards
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Israel Prize; Rechter Prize Israel Prize; the Rechter 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.