List of Jewish American architects

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

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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

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)

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Dolkart, Andrew D.; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Tunick, Susan (1993). George & Edward Blum: Texture and Design in New York Apartment House Architecture. ISBN 9780963606105.
Gray, Christopher (1993-10-17). "Streetscapes/The Blum Apartment Houses; Deft, Nonconformist Touches, Many Since Vanished". The New York Times.
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Ritz, Richard Ellison (2002). "Lazarus, Edgar M.". Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries. Portland, Oregon: Lair Hill Publishing. pp. 247–248. ISBN 0-9726200-2-8.
Rodman, Edmond J. (January 13, 2016). "LACMA and the Jews: How they built a 'Temple on the Tar Pits'". Jewish Journal.
"Architect of Dreams -- the Theatrical Vision of Joseph Urban".

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