List of Jewish American architects explained

This is a list of notable Jewish American architects. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.

A

• Max Abramovitz
• Dankmar Adler (German-born)
• David Adler
• Gregory Ain
• Michael Arad (Israeli-British-American)

B

• Edward Blum and George Blum, École des Beaux-Arts-trained brothers of Alsatian-French descent; celebrated for their terra cotta embellished, Art Nouveau Manhattan apartment buildings; ended their career with two Art Deco works;^[1] their work was catalogued in Andrew S. Dolkart and Susan Tunick's 1993 book George & Edward Blum: Texture and Design in New York Apartment House Architecture^{[2] [3]}
• Marcel Breuer (Hungarian-born)
• Arnold Brunner, considered the first successful American born Jewish architect in the US;^[4] also a city planner; namesake of an annual award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a grant by the American Institute of Architects' New York chapter
• Gordon Bunshaft

C

• Irwin Chanin
• Elizabeth Close
• Preston Scott Cohen

D

• Elizabeth Diller (Polish-born)
• Dan Dworsky

E

• Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
• Peter Eisenman

F

• Ulrich Franzen (German-born)
• James Ingo Freed (German-born)

G

• Frank Gehry
• Bertrand Goldberg
• Myron Goldsmith
• Percival Goodman

K

• Albert Kahn (Prussian-born)
• Louis Kahn (Estonian-born)

L

• Edgar M. Lazarus (1868–1939), prominent in the Portland, Oregon area for more than 45 years, best known as the architect of the Vista House^[5]
• Daniel Libeskind (Polish-born)

M

• Richard Meier

N

• Richard Neutra (Austrian-born)

R

• Alfred Rosenheim^[6]

S

• Abraham Salkowitz^[7]
• Rudolph Schindler
• Siegmund Spiegel (German-born)^{[8] [9]}
• Robert Stern

U

• Joseph Urban, architect, set designer^[10] and book illustrator

Notes and References

1. News: Streetscapes - Crowning Achievements for George and Edward Blum - 210 East 68th Street - 235 East 22nd Street. The New York Times. 2008-03-02. Gray. Christopher.
2. Book: George & Edward Blum: Texture and Design in New York Apartment House Architecture. 9780963606105. Dolkart. Andrew D.. Dolkart. Andrew S.. Tunick. Susan. 1993.
3. News: Streetscapes/The Blum Apartment Houses; Deft, Nonconformist Touches, Many Since Vanished. The New York Times. 1993-10-17. Gray. Christopher.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081010190521/http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/aja/journal/PDF/54v2/Article54v2-Fine.pdf . 2008-10-10 .
5. Encyclopedia: Ritz . Richard Ellison . Lazarus, Edgar M. . Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries . Portland, Oregon . Lair Hill Publishing . 2002 . 247–248 . 0-9726200-2-8.
6. Web site: Edmond J.. Rodman . LACMA and the Jews: How they built a 'Temple on the Tar Pits' . Jewish Journal. January 13, 2016 .
7. Web site: A.H. Salkowitz Queens Modern . 2024-04-01 . queensmodern.com.
8. News: Chicurel . Judy . 1991-03-03 . Families Start Tracing Holocaust Survivors . 2024-03-16 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
9. Web site: Siegmund Spiegel Obituary (1919 - 2016) - Aventura, FL - Newsday . 2024-03-16 . Legacy.com.
10. Web site: Architect of Dreams -- the Theatrical Vision of Joseph Urban.