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This presentation by Richard Rivin highlights the background and work of nine Jewish architects who have designed well-known buildings within the United States and around the world. (Richard Neutra, Victor Gruen, Louis Kahn, Max Abramovitz, Eero Saarinen, Frank Gehry, Denise Scott Brown, Moshe Safdie, and Daniel Libeskind.) These architects have been recognized as having achieved celebrity (“Star”) status, both nationally and internationally, for their substantial impact on the entire architectural profession.
Rick Rivin is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and a past President of the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center there. He attended Harvard College and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Architecture. He will be presenting on behalf of Jewish Art Education.