Yaakov Rechter

Yaakov Rechter
יעקב רכטר
Born(1924-06-14)14 June 1924
Tel Aviv, Israel
Died26 February 2001(2001-02-26) (aged 76)
Shefayim, Israel
Alma materTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology
OccupationArchitect
AwardsRokach Prize, 1965
Israel Prize, 1972
Arie El-Hanani Prize, 1983

Yaakov Rechter (Hebrew: יעקב רכטר; 14 June 1924 26 February 2001) was an Israeli architect and an Israel Prize recipient. 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.