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Dora Gad
Dora Gad
	Dora Gad, 1966
Born	1912; Câmpulung, Romania
Died	31 December 2003
Nationality	Israeli
Occupation	Interior designer
Known for	Israel Prize

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Dora Gad (Hebrew דורה גד; b. 1912, d. 31 December 2003)^[1] was an Israeli interior designer, whose work had significant influence on the development of modern Israeli architecture.

Biography

Dora Siegel (later Gad) was born in Câmpulung Moldovenesc,^{[citation needed]}^{[dubious – discuss]} Romania.^{[dubious – discuss]} She grew up in the home of her grandfather, and attended Hebrew school and a government-run school. Between 1930 and 1934, she studied at the Technische Universität in Vienna, and received her diploma in engineering and architecture. There she met her future husband, Heinrich Yehezkel Goldberg, an architecture student. They married in 1936, immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv. In 1959 she married Ephraim Ben-Artzi, a former general and public figure.^{[citation needed]}

Interior design career

Gad began her career in the office of architect Oskar Kaufmann. In 1938 she began to work independently. In 1942 she began to design private apartments together with her husband. Her style was light and modern, drawing from local inspiration; abundant light, and local building materials. Gad incorporated locally available fabrics, wool carpets, woven work, straw and felt in her designs. Her style set her apart from many European educated architects of the day, who maintained more European styles of architecture.^[2]

By the 1950s, the couple were already prominent interior designers in Israel. They were involved in the planning of many government buildings and institutions.

After the death of Yehezkel Gad in 1958, Gad established a partnership with Arieh Noy, an employee in her office. The Gad-Noy firm continued to work on governmental projects, and they were responsible, in 1965, for the design of the Israel Museum, together with architect Al Mansfeld, and in 1966, for the interior design of the Knesset building.^[3]

The Gad-Noy firm operated until 1976. Gad continued to work independently in both the public and private sectors until her death, in 2003.

Notable projects

The residence of the Prime Minister (Jerusalem, 1950)^{[citation needed]}^{[dubious – discuss]}
The residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Jerusalem, 1950)^{[citation needed]}
The Sharon^[4] and Accadia luxury hotels (Herzliyyah, 1955)^{[citation needed]}
The Israeli National Library (Jerusalem, 1956)^{[citation needed]}
Israeli Embassies in Washington, D.C., and Ankara^{[citation needed]}
The New York offices of EL AL, the national airline (New York, 1956 and London, 1959)^{[citation needed]}
The vessels of Zim, the national shipping line (together with the Mansfeld-Weinraub firm, 1955–1975)^{[citation needed]}^{[dubious – discuss]}
The interior design of the Israeli Parliament building, the Knesset (Jerusalem, 1958–1966), as part of a team of architects (Joseph Klarwein, Shimon Powsner, Dov Karmi, Ram Karmi, Bill Gillitt)^[5]
The Tel Aviv Hilton Hotels (1965)^[6]^[7] and the Jerusalem Hilton (1974)^{[citation needed]}
The El Al terminal at Kennedy airport in New York (1970 and 1974)^{[citation needed]}
The Ben Gurion International Airport (1973)^{[citation needed]}^{[clarification needed]}
The Bank of Israel (Jerusalem, 1980)^{[citation needed]}^{[clarification needed]}
The Presidential residence in Talbiya, Jerusalem (1984–1985)^{[citation needed]}^{[dubious – discuss]}

Awards and recognition

In 1966, Gad won the Israel Prize, in architecture.^[8]^[9]
Also in 1966, she received Domus magazine's Regulo D’Oro design prize for her plan of modular concrete units.^[10]

References

^ Dora Gad (in Hebrew) Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Museum, Information Center for Israeli Art
^ Sheḥori, Ran (1997). Dora Gad: the Israeli presence in interior design. אדריכלות ישראלית. ISBN 965-222-754-4.
^ The official Knesset website
^ http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,1018,209,29459,.aspx Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Hebrew)
^ "The full story of the Knesset building". Knesset homepage. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ http://www.nrg.co.il/online/55/ART1/730/333.html#after_maavaron (Hebrew)
^ Wharton, Annabel Jane (2001). Building the Cold War: Hilton International hotels and modern architecture. University of Chicago. p. 116. ISBN 0-226-89419-3. Link
^ "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1966 (in Hebrew)".
^ Slyomovics, Susan (1998). The object of memory: Arab and Jew narrate the Palestinian village. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8122-1525-0. Link
^ Davidi, Sigal (23 June 2021). "Dora Gad". jwa.org. Jewish Women's Archive.

[1] Dora Gad (in Hebrew) Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Museum, Information Center for Israeli Art

[2] Sheḥori, Ran (1997). Dora Gad: the Israeli presence in interior design. אדריכלות ישראלית. ISBN 965-222-754-4.

[3] The official Knesset website

[4] ttp://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,1018,209,29459,.aspx Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Hebrew)

[5] "The full story of the Knesset building". Knesset homepage. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[6] ttp://www.nrg.co.il/online/55/ART1/730/333.html#after_maavaron (Hebrew)

[7] Wharton, Annabel Jane (2001). Building the Cold War: Hilton International hotels and modern architecture. University of Chicago. p. 116. ISBN 0-226-89419-3. Link

[prize-8] "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1966 (in Hebrew)".

[9] Slyomovics, Susan (1998). The object of memory: Arab and Jew narrate the Palestinian village. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8122-1525-0. Link

[10] Davidi, Sigal (23 June 2021). "Dora Gad". jwa.org. Jewish Women's Archive.

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+| birth_place = [[Câmpulung]], Romania
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-'''Dora Gad''' ([[Hebrew]] דורה גד; b. 1912, d. 31 December 2003)<ref>[http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/defaultH.asp?artist=272327&list=%D7%92 Dora Gad (in Hebrew)] The Israel Museum, Information Center for Israeli Art</ref> was an Israeli interior designer, whose work had significant influence on the development of modern Israeli architecture.
+'''Dora Gad''' ([[Hebrew]] דורה גד; b. 1912, d. 31 December 2003)<ref>[http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/defaultH.asp?artist=272327&list=%D7%92 Dora Gad (in Hebrew)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328041953/http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/defaultH.asp?artist=272327&list=%D7%92 |date=28 March 2014}} The Israel Museum, Information Center for Israeli Art</ref> was an Israeli [[interior designer]], whose work had significant influence on the development of modern [[Israeli architecture]].
-== Early life ==
+==Biography==
+Dora Siegel (later Gad) was born in [[Câmpulung Moldovenesc]],{{cn|date=December 2021}}{{dubious|Simply "Câmpulung" means Câmpulung Muscel of Wallachia. Câmpulung Moldovenesc is in Bukovina, where the Jewish population was much more numerous, and it was closely connected to Vienna, where Spiegel went to study. Both have enWiki articles. Without a source, I must presume it's a mistake.|date=December 2021}} Romania.{{dubious|If she was born in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, that's in Bukovina, and in 1912 it was still part of Austria, not Romania. Clarify by adding a source!|date=December 2021}} She grew up in the home of her grandfather, and attended [[Hebrew school]] and a government-run school. Between 1930 and 1934, she studied at the [[TU Wien|Technische Universität in Vienna]], and received her diploma in engineering and architecture. There she met her future husband, Heinrich Yehezkel Goldberg, an architecture student. They married in 1936, [[aliyah|immigrated]] to [[Mandatory Palestine]] and settled in [[Tel Aviv]]. In 1959 she married [[Ephraim Ben-Artzi]], a former general and public figure.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
+==Interior design career==
-Dora Gad (née Siegel) was born in 1912 in Campulung, Romania. She grew up in the home of her grandfather, and attended Hebrew school and a government-run school. Between 1930 and 1934, she studied at the [[Technische Hochschule at Vienna]], and received her diploma in engineering and architecture. There, she met her future husband, Heinrich Yehezkel Goldberg, an architecture student. They married in 1936, immigrated to [[Mandatory Palestine]] and settled in [[Tel Aviv]].
+Gad began her career in the office of architect [[Oskar Kaufmann]]. In 1938 she began to work independently. In 1942 she began to design private apartments together with her husband. Her style was light and modern, drawing from local inspiration; abundant light, and local building materials. Gad incorporated locally available fabrics, wool carpets, woven work, straw and felt in her designs. Her style set her apart from many European educated architects of the day, who maintained more European styles of architecture.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dora Gad: the Israeli presence in interior design |last=Sheḥori |first=Ran |year=1997 |publisher=אדריכלות ישראלית |isbn=965-222-754-4}}</ref>
+By the 1950s, the couple were already prominent interior designers in Israel. They were involved in the planning of many government buildings and institutions.
-== Career ==
+After the death of Yehezkel Gad in 1958, Gad established a partnership with Arieh Noy, an employee in her office. The Gad-Noy firm continued to work on governmental projects, and they were responsible, in 1965, for the design of the [[Israel Museum]], together with architect [[Al Mansfeld]], and in 1966, for the interior design of the [[Knesset]] building.<ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/building/architecture/eng/art1_interior_eng.htm The official Knesset website]</ref>
-Gad found her first position with architect Oskar Kauffman. In 1938 she began to work independently, and her early projects led her towards interior design. In 1942 she began to design private apartments together with her husband. Her style was light and modern, drawing from local inspiration; abundant light, and local building materials. Gad incorporated locally available fabrics, wool carpets, woven work, straw and felt in her designs. Her style set her apart from many European educated architects of the day, who maintained more European styles of architecture.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dora Gad: the Israeli presence in interior design |last=Sheḥori |first=Ran |year=1997 |isbn=965-222-754-4}}</ref>
-By the 1950s, the couple were already prominent interior designers in Israel. During these years they changed their name to the Hebrew name, Gad. They were involved in the planning of many government buildings and institutions.
-After the death of Yehezkel Gad in 1958, Gad established a partnership with Arieh Noy, an employee in her office. In 1959 she married [[Efraim Ben Arzi]], a former general and prominent public figure. The Gad-Noy firm continued to work on governmental projects, and they were responsible, in 1965, for the design of the [[Israel Museum]], together with architect [[Al Mansfeld]], and in 1966, for the interior design of the [[Knesset]] building.<ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/building/architecture/eng/art1_interior_eng.htm The official Knesset website]</ref>
 The Gad-Noy firm operated until 1976. Gad continued to work independently in both the public and private sectors until her death, in 2003.
-== Projects ==
+==Notable projects==
+* The residence of the Prime Minister (Jerusalem, 1950){{cn|date=December 2021}}{{dubious|Which? If Beit Aghion (see art.) is meant: Richard Kauffmann designed the house for E. Aghion. It only became the PM residence after being bought by the gov't in 1952, so what was she doing there in 1950? If confirmed: add wikilink to Beit Aghion|date=December 2021}}
+* The residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Jerusalem, 1950){{cn|date=December 2021}}
+* The Sharon<ref>http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,1018,209,29459,.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091047/http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,1018,209,29459,.aspx |date=4 March 2016 }} (Hebrew)</ref> and Accadia luxury hotels (Herzliyyah, 1955){{cn|date=December 2021}}
+* The Israeli National Library (Jerusalem, 1956){{cn|date=December 2021}}
+* Israeli Embassies in Washington, D.C., and Ankara{{cn|date=December 2021}}
+* The New York offices of EL AL, the national airline (New York, 1956 and London, 1959){{cn|date=December 2021}}
+* The vessels of [[ZIM (shipping company)|Zim, the national shipping line]] (together with the Mansfeld-Weinraub firm, 1955–1975){{cn|date=December 2021}}{{dubious|Interior designers don't design cargo ships. Maybe the logo? Offices?|date=December 2021}}
+* The interior design of the Israeli Parliament building, the [[Knesset]] (Jerusalem, 1958–1966), as part of a team of architects ([[Joseph Klarwein]], Shimon Powsner, [[Dov Karmi]], [[Ram Karmi]], Bill Gillitt)<ref>{{cite web |title= The full story of the Knesset building |website= Knesset homepage |access-date=1 December 2021 |url= https://main.knesset.gov.il/EN/About/Pages/Building/KnessetBuildingStory.aspx}}</ref>
+* The Tel Aviv [[Hilton Hotels]] (1965)<ref>http://www.nrg.co.il/online/55/ART1/730/333.html#after_maavaron  (Hebrew)</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Building the Cold War: Hilton International hotels and modern architecture |last=Wharton |first=Annabel Jane |page=116 |year=2001 |publisher=[[University of Chicago]] |isbn=0-226-89419-3}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=LKrB7njVSe0C&q=gad&pg=PA228 Link]</ref> and the Jerusalem Hilton (1974){{cn|date=December 2021}}
+* The [[El Al]] terminal at [[Kennedy International Airport|Kennedy airport]] in New York (1970 and 1974){{cn|date=December 2021}}
+* The [[Ben Gurion International Airport]] (1973){{cn|date=December 2021}}{{clarify|Probably Terminal 1? If so and a source can be found, pls add her name to that article too.|date=December 2021}}
+* The [[Bank of Israel]] (Jerusalem, 1980){{cn|date=December 2021}}{{clarify|Which? Not the old Erich Mendelsohn building, and the current HQ in the Go't Quarter looks a bit too new - or maybe not. If a source can be found, pls add a section on the building with her name to that article too.|date=December 2021}}
+* The [[Beit HaNassi|Presidential residence]] in [[Talbiya]], Jerusalem (1984–1985){{cn|date=December 2021}}{{dubious|The building was designed by Aba Elhanani and inaugurated in 1971. Mistake? Wrong year? Additions? Interior design only? If a source can be found, pls add the info to that article too. Initially it said "in Rehavia", but only Ben Zvi had his office in Rehavia, and that was in the 50s. Mess...|date=December 2021}}
+==Awards and recognition==
-* The residence of the Prime Minister (Jerusalem, 1950)
+* In 1966, Gad won the [[Israel Prize]], in architecture.<ref name=prize>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1966 (in Hebrew)| url =http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashkag/Tashlab_Tashkag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashkav}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The object of memory: Arab and Jew narrate the Palestinian village |last=Slyomovics |first=Susan |page=38 |year=1998 |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Press]] |isbn=978-0-8122-1525-0}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=Mq5W3XjrbxUC&q=dora+gad Link]</ref>
-* The residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Jerusalem, 1950)
+* Also in 1966, she received [[Domus (magazine)|Domus magazine]]'s [[Regulo D’Oro]] design prize for her plan of modular concrete units.<ref>{{cite web |title= Dora Gad |first= Sigal |last= Davidi |work= jwa.org |date= 23 June 2021 |publisher= Jewish Women's Archive |url= http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/gad-dorah}}</ref>
-* The Sharon<ref>http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,1018,209,29459,.aspx (Hebrew)</ref> and Accadia luxury hotels (Herzliyyah, 1955)
-* The Israeli National Library (Jerusalem, 1956)
-* Israeli Embassies in Washington D.C. and Ankara
-* The New York offices of EL AL, the national airline (New York, 1956 and London, 1959)
-* The vessels of Zim, the national shipping line (together with the Mansfeld-Weinraub firm, 1955–1975)
-* The Tel Aviv [[Hilton Hotels]] (1965)<ref>http://www.nrg.co.il/online/55/ART1/730/333.html#after_maavaron  (Hebrew)</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Building the Cold War: Hilton International hotels and modern architecture |last=Wharton |first=Annabel Jane |page=116 |year=2001 |publisher=[[University of Chicago]] |isbn=0-226-89419-3}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=LKrB7njVSe0C&pg=PA228&dq=dora+gad&ei=V9XOS9PwPJnozASOk4T6AQ&cd=4#v=onepage&q=gad&f=false Link]</ref> and the Jerusalem Hilton (1974)
-* The [[El Al|EL AL]] terminal at [[Kennedy International Airport|Kennedy airport]] in New York (1970 and 1974)
-* The [[Ben Gurion International Airport]] (1973)
-* The [[Bank of Israel]] (Jerusalem, 1980)
-* The Presidential residence in [[Rehavia]], Jerusalem, 1984–1985)
+==See also==
-== Prizes and awards ==
+*[[List of Israel Prize recipients]]
+* [https://www.academia.edu/37077147/German_and_Austrian_Women_Architects_in_Mandatory_Palestine_English_and_German_ German and Austrian Women Architects in Mandatory Palestine (English and German)], Sigal Davidi
+==References==
-* In 1966, Gad won the [[Israel Prize]], in architecture.<ref name=prize>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1966 (in Hebrew)| url =http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashkag/Tashlab_Tashkag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashkav}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The object of memory: Arab and Jew narrate the Palestinian village |last=Slyomovics |first=Susan |page=38 |year=1998 |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Press]] |isbn=978-0-8122-1525-0}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=Mq5W3XjrbxUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+object+of+memory:+Arab+and+Jew+narrate+the+Palestinian+village&ei=eubOS_-LMaPKywSjtJyqAg&cd=1#v=onepage&q=dora%20gad&f=false Link]</ref>
-* Also in 1966, she received [[Domus (magazine)|Domus magazine]]'s [[Regulo D’Oro]] design prize for her plan of modular concrete units.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/gad-dorah | title =Dora Gad | first =Sigal | last =Davidi | date = | work =http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/gad-dorah | publisher =Jewish Women's Archive | language = }}</ref>
-== References ==
 {{reflist}}
-== See also ==
-*[[List of Israel Prize recipients]]
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-[[Category:Jews in Mandatory Palestine]]
+[[Category:Jews from Mandatory Palestine]]
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+[[Category:Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent]]
 [[Category:Israel Prize women recipients]]
 [[Category:Israel Prize in architecture recipients]]
 [[Category:Interior designers]]
 [[Category:Israeli women architects]]
+[[Category:People from Câmpulung Moldovenesc]]

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