Alfred Jacoby

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Alfred Jacoby
9e Prof. Alfred Jacoby, Architekt der Synagoge Beith-Schalom in Speyer bei der Einweihung.jpg
Jacoby in the Beith-Shalom Synagogue, Speyer, in 2011
Born1950
Offenbach, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsNew Synagogue (Darmstadt),[1][2] Aachen Synagogue

Alfred Jacoby (born 1950) is a German architect and architectural lecturer, principally known for his output of synagogues in post-war Germany,[3] development of a modern Jewish religious architectural vernacular, his teaching positions as a lecturer and professor of architecture, and his active architectural practice in Frankfurt am Main. Jacoby was born in Offenbach, in 1950, to a Polish father, and was educated at the University of Cambridge and Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule. Credited with being the first postwar architect in Germany to develop a distinctive Jewish vernacular for synagogue buildings,[4] he is recognised as Germany's leading synagogue architect.[5] Jacoby was Director of the Dessau Institute of Architecture at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Bauhaus Dessau,[6] from 2000 until 2017.

References[]

  1. ^ Schwartz, Hans-Peter (1988). Die Architektur Der Synagoge (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Deutsches Architekturmuseum.
  2. ^ Hein, Rainer (10 November 2013). "Neue Synagoge in Darmstadt: Zeichen des Glauben, der Versöhnung und Zuversicht". Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Fred (12 November 2000). "Display Examines Synagogue Design". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ Singer, David, ed. (1996). "Federal Republic of Germany: Synagogue boom". American Jewish Year Book. VNR AG. 96: 292.
  5. ^ Engel, Matthew (23 May 2018). "Germany reclaimed: Berlin's Jewish revival". New Statesman. NS Media Group. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Architektur und Geoinformation: Prof. Alfred Jacoby". Hochschule Anhalt. Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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