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The Architect Shaping Israel’s Landmarks

JL;DR SUMMARY Ada Karmi-Melamede, a prominent Israeli architect, has left a profound imprint on Israel's architectural landscape, most notably through her design of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem and contributions to Ben Gurion Airport. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Supreme CourtJewish IdentityDocumentaryColumbia UniversityArchitectureGender BarriersAda Karmi MelamedeYael Melamede

Places mentioned

Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel
"She codesigned the Supreme Court in Givat Ram, helped shape Ben Gurion Airport, and spent decades teaching and building on both sides of the Atlantic."
New York, United States
"Ada: My Mother the Architect, which premiered this May in New York and Los Angeles, is both an intimate portrait and a meditation on architecture as a lifes calling."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Ada: My Mother the Architect, which premiered this May in New York and Los Angeles, is both an intimate portrait and a meditation on architecture as a lifes calling."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Karmi-Melamede came of age in Tel Aviv but trained abroad, at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London."

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