Yaakov Rechter (Hebrew: יעקב רכטר; 14 June 1924 – 26 February 2001[2]) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient.[3] Rechter was influenced by the works of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, and one of several Israeli architects who designed cubist buildings in Tel Aviv with flat roofs, taking their inspiration from architecture in North Africa. [4]
Yaakov Rechter was born to Paula Singer and the architect Ze'ev Rechter[5] who arrived to Israel onboard the Ruslan.[6] on 14 June 1924 in Tel Aviv.[7] He grew up in his father's house which was used as a culture center in Tel Aviv. He studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.[8] In 1952 he joined his father's office of architects. Rechter was married twice, to Sara Shafir, then to actress Hana Maron.[9] He is the father of five children: musician and composer Yoni Rechter, philosopher Ophra Rechter, illustrator Michal Loit, actress Dafna Rechter, and architect Amnon Rechter,[10] with whom he worked,[11] forming Rechter Architects.[12]
