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Al (Alfred) Mansfeld, architect, born 1912, St. Petersburg, Russia. 1966 Israel Prize, with Dora Gad, for design of Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Designed projects in Israel, which over fifty years have greatly influenced architecture in Israel. President of the Israeli Association of Engineers and Architects from 1964-66.Was Laureate of Rechter and Ratner Prizes- the most prestigious prizes in Israel's architecture. Designed hundreds of dwelllings, public buldings, health and educational institutes, culture centers, industry plants, buldings in Kibbutzim and in workers' villages, in the city of Haifa, in the Galilee area, and in Jerusalem. Lectured all over the world. His work -as well as his research and original inventions in archtitecture- was published in every important professional magazine in the world, His "Credo" emphasizes the elements of Growth, Change and Uncertainty as key elements in modern architecture. Died March 2004 in his home on the Carmel, Haifa.

Education

1931-33 Technische Hochschule, Berlin, Germany
1933-35 Ecole Speciale d'Architecture, Paris, France, with architect, Auguste Perret, Architect's Diploma (D.E.S.A.)

Teaching

1949 Technion, Haifa, Lecturer in Architecture.
1953 Technion, Haifa, Faculty of Architecture, Full Professor
1954-56Technion, Haifa, Dean of the Architecture and Urban Planning Faculty
1965-78 guest lecturer at institutions throughout the world

Awards And Prizes

1936 Levant Fair, Tel Aviv, First Prize for design of Central Square in Netanya
1961 Architecture Competition for New Terminal at Lod Airport, First prize
1961 International Architecture Competition, Second prize, for the Library at Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
1964 Jerusalem Competition for Town Hall and Civic Precinct, First and Second Prizes
1966 Israel Prize for Architecture
1969 Gold Plaquette for Foreign Architects, BDA (German Architect's Association)
1971 Elected member of the Berlin Academy of Arts
1976 Prize of The Israel Institute of Architects in memory of Z. Rechter, for planning the "Stella Maris" neighborhood in Haifa
1983 Honorary Member, Academy of Architecture, Paris, France
2001 Honorable Mention, The Architects' Association.

Environmental Sculptures

1948 Feitelberg House, Kfar Shmaryahu
1951 Cultural Center, Kiryat Chaim, Commemorative Monument, Kiryat Chaim, near Haifa
1953 Housing Development, Mt. Carmel, Haifa
1956 Designed the Institute for Hebrew Studies at the Hebrew University, Givat Ram Campus, Jerusalem, called the Mazar Building (now called the Feldman Bulding)
1956 Center for the Re-Education of the Blind, Haifa
1957 Designed the Hydrotechnical Institute, Technion, Haifa
1957 Ships S.S. Israel, and S.S.Theodore Herzl -designed the interiors
1959 War Memorial at Beisan, Israel
1963 Center for Nuclear Studies, Technion, Haifa
1972 Mt. Carmel Auditorium, Haifa
Zim Building, Haifa
1978 Shaar Ha'aliyah Housing and Kindergarten, Shaar Ha'aliyah, Haifa
1980 Housing Development, French Carmel, Haifa
1981 Housing Development, Nazareth, Israel
1981 Ramat Alon Residential Plan, Haifa
1982 "Sonol" Neveh Shaanan Gas Station, Haifa
1983 "Sonol" Gas Station, Jerusalem
1985 School for the Blind, Safed, Israel
1986 Megathon Residential and Commercial Center, Carmiel, Haifa
1990 Zevet Housing Development, Rosh Ha'ayin
1990 Hapassa Housing Development, Carmiel, Haifa
1990 Givat Tal Housing Development, Kfar Ata
1991 Sderot Housing Development, Beersheba
1991 Yavneh School, Ramat Alon, Haifa
1992 Triple "R" Housing Development, Caesaria