Lotte Cohn

Lotte Cohn (1898-1983) was a German Israeli architect and pioneer in the development of Israeli architecture.[1][2]

Lotte Cohn
לוטה כהן
Cohn in 1924
Born
Recha Charlotte Cohn

August 20, 1898
Charlottenburg, Berlin, German Empire
DiedApril 7, 1983
Tel Aviv, Israel

Recha Charlotte Cohn was born on August 20, in Charlottenburg, Berlin to Bernhard and Cäcilie Cohn.[3] In 1912 Cohn matriculated at the Technical University of Berlin; she graduated from the university's faculty of architecture in 1916, as one of the first women to do so.[3][4]

The Kaete Dan Hotel (1932) in Tel Aviv was Cohn's first major project

In 1921 Cohn moved to Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine with her sisters. In the city, she worked in the office of architect Richard Kauffmann.[5] Much of Cohn's work during this period focused on the development of a distinct Israeli architectural style.[1]

In 1929, Cohn left Kauffmann's office, founding her own firm, where she remained until her retirement in 1968.[1]

Residential building in Tel Aviv (1936)

Lotte Cohn died in Tel Aviv on April 7, 1983.

References
  1. "Vor 125 Jahren geboren - Lotte Cohn, berühmte Architektin im jungen Israel". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  2. "BAUNETZWOCHE #150" (PDF). Baunetz.
  3. "Lotte Cohn. Eine schreibende Architektin in Israel. Bd. 1: Ausgewählte Schriften (1934–1982) und Bd. 2: Ausgewählte Briefe (1921–1982). Herausgegeben von Dr. Ines Sonder - Aviva - Berlin Online Magazin und Informationsportal für Frauen aviva-berlin.de". www.aviva-berlin.de. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  4. "Lotte Cohn (1893–1983) - Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum - Potsdam". www.mmz-potsdam.de. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  5. Stone, Lilo (1997). "German Zionists in Palestine before 1933". Journal of Contemporary History. 32 (2): 171–186. doi:10.1177/002200949703200203. ISSN 0022-0094. JSTOR 261239.
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