Yaakov Rechter

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.

[6] 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.

Rechter was married twice, to Sara Shafir, then to actress Hana Maron.

Atarim Square in Tel Aviv, designed by Rechter in 1975
Holiday Inn in Ashkelon , designed by Rechter in 1998.