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The Mom Who Co-Designed Israel’s Supreme Court Building

JL;DR SUMMARY Ada Karmi-Melamede, a celebrated Israeli architect, co-designed the iconic Supreme Court building in Jerusalem, reflecting her philosophy that buildings must connect deeply with their surroundings. 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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Family DynamicsDocumentaryFilmmakingIsraeli ArchitectureAda Karmi MelamedeYael MelamedeSupreme Court BuildingPublic BuildingsWomen In Architecture

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"perhaps none more so than the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem, which she conceived of with her late brother, Ram Karmi."
Ra'anana, Central District, Israel
"She is also responsible for designing the Open University of Israel campus in Raanana and the Ramat Hanadiv Visiting Center in Zikhron Yaakov."
Zikhron Ya'akov, Haifa District, Israel
"She is also responsible for designing the Open University of Israel campus in Raanana and the Ramat Hanadiv Visiting Center in Zikhron Yaakov."
New York City, New York, United States
"The documentary opens on May 11 in select theaters in New York City and will be shown at Jewish film festival throughout the country."

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