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⚫ {{Short description|Israeli architectural historian}}
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|birth_date = 1939 |birth_date = 1939
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|parents = Dr. Gustav Krojanker</br>Edith Krojanker |parents = Dr. Gustav Krojanker<br>Edith Krojanker
|awards =The Teddy Kollek Award, 2006<br>], 2010 |awards =The Teddy Kollek Award, 2006<br>], 2010
|known_for = Jerusalem ] |known_for = Jerusalem ]
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== Biography == == Biography ==
Kroyanker was born and raised in the ] neighborhood of Jerusalem.<ref name=yakir/> His father, Dr. Gustav Krojanker, was a German Zionist activist, journalist and art researcher. His mother, Dr. Edith Krojanker, was a lawyer in the public sector.<ref name=yearning>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/a-yearning-free-of-illusions-1.390958?trailingPath=2.169%2C2.246%2C2.247%2C|title=A Yearning Free of Illusions|first=Noam|last=Dvir|work=Haaretz|date=11 October 2011|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Kroyanker was born and raised in the ] neighborhood of Jerusalem.<ref name=yakir/> His father, Dr. Gustav Krojanker, was a German Zionist activist, journalist and art researcher. His mother, Dr. Edith Krojanker, was a lawyer in the public sector.<ref name=yearning>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/a-yearning-free-of-illusions-1.390958?trailingPath=2.169%2C2.246%2C2.247%2C|title=A Yearning Free of Illusions|first=Noam|last=Dvir|work=Haaretz|date=11 October 2011|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> His father died of ] when Kroyanker was six years old.<ref name=eye>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/54/ART2/248/546.html|title=האדריכל: בגובה העיניים עם דוד קרויאנקר|trans-title=The Architect: At eye level with David Kroyanker |work=] |first=Ehud|last=Shishon |date=8 June 2011 |accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref>


He attended a high school located next to the ] and served in the ] of the ].<ref name=muni/> Kroyanker studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1963 to 1968.<ref name=kroy>{{cite web |url=http://kroyanker.co.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=5|title=קורות חיים|language=Hebrew|trans_title=Curriculum Vitae |publisher=kroyanker.co.il|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> He returned to Israel to work as an architect for a firm headed by ] in Jerusalem, and moved to the urban planning department of the Jerusalem Municipality under ] in 1970.<ref name=yearning/><ref name=muni/><ref name=kroy/> From 1973 to 1981 he worked in various planning departments in the municipality, including the Department of Urban Planning and the Special Projects Unit Planning Department.<ref name=kroy/> He attended a high school located next to the ] and served in the ] of the ] from 1958 to 1961.<ref name=eye/><ref name=muni/> Kroyanker studied at the ] in London from 1963 to 1968.<ref name=kroy>{{cite web |url=http://kroyanker.co.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=5|title=קורות חיים|language=Hebrew|trans-title=Curriculum Vitae |publisher=kroyanker.co.il|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> He returned to Israel to work as an architect for a firm headed by ] in Jerusalem, and moved to the urban planning department of the Jerusalem Municipality under ] in 1970.<ref name=yearning/><ref name=muni/><ref name=kroy/> From 1973 to 1981 he worked in various planning departments in the municipality, including the Department of Urban Planning and the Special Projects Unit Planning Department.<ref name=kroy/>


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Specializing in building preservation and rehabilitation, Kroyanker set about documenting the historical and architectural record of Jerusalem in order to build public awareness and support for preservation efforts. Among the many campaigns that he was involved in to save historic buildings was the battle to save the Talitha Kumi school building in downtown Jerusalem. The school was ultimately torn down in 1980; Kroyanker was part of the team that designed a memorial to the bulldozed structure using pieces of the original facade.<ref name=yearning/> Kroyanker is credited with the successful preservation and restoration of the ], among other projects.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=jHcBfbq3CYkC&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=david+kroyanker+ticho+house&source=bl&ots=vtb8zPVhL9&sig=GzH8788vXEJK_Zn1LkuG0mKG0Z4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3N8sUbyHBY3m8gTP7oDoCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=david%20kroyanker%20ticho%20house&f=false|page=123 |title=Hear Her Voice: Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World|first1=Miriam |last1=Polokoff Feinberg|first2=Miriam |last2=Klein Shapiro|publisher=Devora Publishing|year=2007 |isbn=1932687785}}</ref> Specializing in ] and rehabilitation, Kroyanker set about documenting the historical and architectural record of Jerusalem in order to build public awareness and support for preservation efforts. Among the many campaigns that he was involved in to save historic buildings was the battle to save the Talitha Kumi school building in downtown Jerusalem. The school was ultimately torn down in 1980; Kroyanker was part of the team that designed a memorial to the bulldozed structure using pieces of the original facade.<ref name=yearning/> Kroyanker is credited with the successful preservation and restoration of the ].<ref name=eye/><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHcBfbq3CYkC&q=david+kroyanker+ticho+house&pg=PA123|page=123 |title=Hear Her Voice: Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World|first1=Miriam |last1=Polokoff Feinberg|first2=Miriam |last2=Klein Shapiro|publisher=Devora Publishing|year=2007 |isbn=978-1932687781}}</ref>


To aid the public campaigns, Kroyanker wrote a series of booklets spotlighting the "architectural and historical value of the streets and buildings"<ref name=love>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/with-jerusalem-it-s-love-hate-1.169338|title=With Jerusalem, It's Love-Hate |first=Neri |last=Livneh |date=8 September 2005|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}}</ref> These booklets were so well-received that he began documenting the history and architecture of Jerusalem for a large-format book series, producing a book every other year at his next post, the ],<ref name=eetta>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/IsraelGuide/JerusalemAreaTours/Article.aspx?id=75|title=Jaffa Road - It's a long and winding road... |first=Eetta |last=Prince-Gibson|date=27 July 2009 |accessdate=26 February 2013|work=]}}</ref> where he became an architectural historian and documenter in 1981.<ref name=muni/><ref name=yearning/> By 1994 he had completed a six-volume series titled ''Architecture in Jerusalem'', with the first five 500-page volumes documenting architecture in Jerusalem's New City and the last volume covering buildings and streets in the ]. The first volume only was translated into ], ], ], and ] under the title ''Jerusalem Architecture''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-6002574.html|title=Capital Gain|first=Carl |last=Schrag|date=30 December 1994 |accessdate=26 February 2013 |work=The Jerusalem Post}} (subscription)</ref> These six volumes, in turn, laid the foundation for an additional 15 large-format books.<ref name=doc>{{cite journal |url=http://www.aiq.co.il/pages/EnglishArticle.asp?id=163|title=Documentation &ndash; An incentive for conservation |first=Dr. Ami |last=Ran |year=2003|issue=52|journal=Architecture of Israel Quarterly}}</ref> To aid the public campaigns, Kroyanker wrote a series of booklets spotlighting the "architectural and historical value of the streets and buildings"<ref name=love>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/with-jerusalem-it-s-love-hate-1.169338|title=With Jerusalem, It's Love-Hate |first=Neri |last=Livneh |date=8 September 2005|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}}</ref> These booklets were so well-received that he began documenting the history and architecture of Jerusalem for a large-format book series, producing a book every other year at his next post, the ],<ref name=eetta>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/IsraelGuide/JerusalemAreaTours/Article.aspx?id=75|title=Jaffa Road - It's a long and winding road... |first=Eetta |last=Prince-Gibson|date=27 July 2009 |accessdate=26 February 2013|work=]}}</ref> where he became an architectural historian and documenter in 1981.<ref name=yearning/><ref name=muni/> By 1994 he had completed a six-volume series titled ''Architecture in Jerusalem'', with the first five 500-page volumes documenting architecture in Jerusalem's New City and the last volume covering buildings and streets in the ]. The first volume only was translated into ], ], ], and ] under the title ''Jerusalem Architecture''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-6002574.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411024953/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-6002574.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|title=Capital Gain|first=Carl |last=Schrag|date=30 December 1994 |accessdate=26 February 2013 |work=The Jerusalem Post}} (subscription)</ref> These six volumes, in turn, laid the foundation for an additional 15 large-format books.<ref name=doc>{{cite journal |url=http://www.aiq.co.il/pages/EnglishArticle.asp?id=163|title=Documentation &ndash; An incentive for conservation |first=Dr. Ami |last=Ran |year=2003|issue=52|journal=Architecture of Israel Quarterly}}</ref>


As of 2010, Kroyanker has written more than 30 books on the neighborhoods and streets of Jerusalem, 20 of which became mass-market bestsellers.<ref name=muni/><ref name=eetta/> His works are richly illustrated with historic photographs, maps, sketches, and original street and neighborhood plans.<ref name=yearning/> His wife, Leora, actively assists him by researching, editing, and proofreading texts.<ref name=yearning/> As of 2010, Kroyanker has written more than 30 books on the neighborhoods and buildings of Jerusalem, 20 of which became mass-market bestsellers.<ref name=muni/><ref name=eetta/> His works are richly illustrated with historic photographs, maps, sketches, and original street and neighborhood plans.<ref name=yearning/> His wife, Leora, actively assists him by editing and proofreading texts.<ref name=yearning/>


As a result of his research, Kroyanker has amassed the largest private archive in the world of literary and visual documentation related to Jerusalem architecture.<ref name=yearning/><ref name=maariv>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/54/ART2/369/779.html|title=אפילו קרויאנקר עוזב את ירושלים, למה? As a result of his research, Kroyanker has amassed the largest private archive in the world of literary and visual documentation related to Jerusalem architecture.<ref name=yearning/><ref name=maariv>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/54/ART2/369/779.html|title=אפילו קרויאנקר עוזב את ירושלים, למה?
|trans_title=Even Kroyanker is Leaving Jerusalem, For What? |work=] |date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=26 February 2013|first=Yoval |last=Heiman}}</ref> His files include historic photographs, drawings, documents, drawings, maps and newspaper clippings. The files are catalogued in three topic areas: neighborhoods, streets and buildings; architectual/planning (such as conservation, building styles, architectural details, and biographies of architects); and planning processes (including demolition, new construction and urban development).<ref name=kroy/> He also curates exhibitions, lectures, and leads tours on Jerusalem's architectural heritage.<ref name=muni/> |trans-title=Even Kroyanker is Leaving Jerusalem, Why? |work=] |date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=26 February 2013|first=Yoval |last=Heiman}}</ref> His files include historic photographs, drawings, documents, drawings, maps and newspaper clippings. The files are catalogued in three topic areas: neighborhoods, streets and buildings; architectural/planning (such as conservation, building styles, architectural details, and biographies of architects); and planning processes (including demolition, new construction and urban development).<ref name=kroy/> He has also curated exhibitions, lectured, and led tours on Jerusalem's architectural heritage.<ref name=muni/>


==Views and critical response== ==Views and critical response==
Kroyanker is openly critical of the urban degeneration in Jerusalem caused by poverty and neglect.<ref name=eetta/><ref name=love/> He is also critical of the ] demographic whose lower socioeconomic level has created a lack of aesthetics in Orthodox neighborhoods<ref name=yearning/> and forced the exodus of cinemas and "attractive shops" from the downtown area, replacing them with bargain stores.<ref name=love/> Kroyanker is openly critical of the urban degeneration in Jerusalem caused by poverty and neglect.<ref name=love/><ref name=eetta/> He is also critical of the ] demographic whose lower socioeconomic level, he claims, has created a lack of aesthetics in Orthodox neighborhoods<ref name=yearning/> and weakened the economy by forcing the exodus of cinemas and "attractive shops" from the downtown area, replacing them with bargain stores.<ref name=eye/><ref name=love/>


Kroyanker's research has been criticized for its "nostalgic tone"<ref name=yearning/> and his exclusion of "more recent architectural phenomena such as the effect of the security barrier on the urban space, or the abundance of empty apartments in the center of town".<ref name=yearning/> He has also been accused of partiality toward the interests of city hall and real-estate developers. The Alrov Corp funded his book ''Mamilla: Prosperity, Decay and Renewal &ndash; the Alrov Mamilla Quarter'' (2009), and his book on the Hebrew University of Jerusalem campus at ] was written by request of the university.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/surroundings-not-a-word-about-the-light-railway-1.97147|title= Not a word about the light railway |first=Esther |last=Zandberg |work=Haaretz |date=14 August 2003|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> Kroyanker's research has been criticized for its "nostalgic tone"<ref name=yearning/> and his exclusion of "more recent architectural phenomena such as the effect of the security barrier on the urban space, or the abundance of empty apartments in the center of town".<ref name=yearning/> He has also been accused of partiality toward the interests of city hall and real-estate developers. The Alrov Corp funded his book ''Mamilla: Prosperity, Decay and Renewal &ndash; the Alrov Mamilla Quarter'' (2009), and his book on the Hebrew University of Jerusalem campus at ] was written by request of the university.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/surroundings-not-a-word-about-the-light-railway-1.97147|title= Not a word about the light railway |first=Esther |last=Zandberg |work=Haaretz |date=14 August 2003|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref>


==Personal== ==Personal==
Kroyanker married Leora Farkash-Himlis in 1969.<ref name=kroy/> They have two daughters.<ref name=post>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/jerusalem-s-leading-lights-bolt-for-the-tel-aviv-coast-in-a-flight-of-cultural-freedom.premium-1.444784|title=Jerusalem's leading lights bolt for the Tel Aviv coast in a flight of cultural freedom|first=Nir|last=Hasson|work=The Jerusalem Post |date=29 June 2012 |accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> In 2012 the couple relocated to ].<ref name=post/><ref name=maariv/> Kroyanker married Leora Farkash-Himsley, daughter of ], in 1969.<ref name=kroy/> They have two daughters.<ref name=post>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/jerusalem-s-leading-lights-bolt-for-the-tel-aviv-coast-in-a-flight-of-cultural-freedom.premium-1.444784|title=Jerusalem's leading lights bolt for the Tel Aviv coast in a flight of cultural freedom|first=Nir|last=Hasson|work=The Jerusalem Post |date=29 June 2012 |accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> In 2012 the couple relocated to ].<ref name=maariv/><ref name=post/>


==Awards== ==Awards==
*2006 The ] Lifetime Achievement Award <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/award.aspx?MID=546&CID=995&ID=2395 |title=The Teddy Kollek Award|publisher=]|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> *2006 The ] Lifetime Achievement Award <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/award.aspx?MID=546&CID=995&ID=2395 |title=The Teddy Kollek Award |publisher=] |accessdate=26 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309035312/http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/award.aspx?MID=546&CID=995&ID=2395 |archivedate=9 March 2012 }}</ref>
*2010 ] Award <ref name=muni>{{cite web |url=http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/publish/showPublish.asp?pub_id=36413&father_id=17538&BigFather=17538#10 |title= יקירי ירושלים לשנת תש''ע – 2010|trans_title=Worthy of Jerusalem recipients for 2010 |language=Hebrew|publisher=Jerusalem Municipality|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref><ref name=yakir>{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/david-kroyanker-when-you-see-the-city-you-helped-shape-are-you-glad-to-be-called-a-treasured-jerusalemite-1.289565|title= David Kroyanker, when you see the city you helped shape, are you glad to be called a 'Treasured Jerusalemite'?|first=Neri |last=Livneh|date=11 May 2010 |accessdate=26 February 2013|work=]}}</ref> *2010 ] Award <ref name=yakir>{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/david-kroyanker-when-you-see-the-city-you-helped-shape-are-you-glad-to-be-called-a-treasured-jerusalemite-1.289565|title= David Kroyanker, when you see the city you helped shape, are you glad to be called a 'Treasured Jerusalemite'?|first=Neri |last=Livneh|date=11 May 2010 |accessdate=26 February 2013|work=]}}</ref><ref name=muni>{{cite web |url=http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/publish/showPublish.asp?pub_id=36413&father_id=17538&BigFather=17538#10 |title= יקירי ירושלים לשנת תש''ע – 2010|trans-title=Worthy of Jerusalem recipients for 2010 |language=Hebrew|publisher=Jerusalem Municipality|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref>


== Selected bibliography == == Selected bibliography ==

=== Books === === Books ===
* {{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=m885OgAACAAJ&dq=david+kroyanker&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1lSgT8SDOYXi8APFrtysAQ&redir_esc=y|title= Developing Jerusalem, 1967-1975: The planning process and its problems as reflected in some major projects|year=1975|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}} (with Julian Louis Meltzer and Dorothea Shefer-Vanson) * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m885OgAACAAJ&q=david+kroyanker|title= Developing Jerusalem, 1967-1975: The planning process and its problems as reflected in some major projects|year=1975|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}} (with Julian Louis Meltzer and Dorothea Shefer-Vanson)
* {{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=JqqhNQAACAAJ&dq=david+kroyanker&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1lSgT8SDOYXi8APFrtysAQ&redir_esc=y|year=1978|title=Jerusalem 1978: Between two decades|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}} (with Yael Guiladi) * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JqqhNQAACAAJ&q=david+kroyanker|year=1978|title=Jerusalem 1978: Between two decades|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}} (with Yael Guiladi)
* {{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=WK1PAAAAMAAJ&q=david+kroyanker&dq=david+kroyanker&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j1agT-vAMYym8gPo9YmcAQ&redir_esc=y|year=1982|title= Jerusalem Planning and Development, 1979-1982|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}} * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WK1PAAAAMAAJ&q=david+kroyanker|year=1982|title= Jerusalem Planning and Development, 1979-1982|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}}
* {{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=IajWAAAAMAAJ&q=Elisha+Yehudayoff&dq=Elisha+Yehudayoff&hl=en&sa=X&ei=owmDT-3yM6Gj0QX814iTBw&redir_esc=y|page=214|title=Jerusalem Architecture, Periods and Styles: The Jewish quarters and public buildings outside the Old City walls, 1860&ndash;1914|year=1983|publisher=Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies|isbn=9652610194}} (with Dror Wahrman) * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IajWAAAAMAAJ&q=Elisha+Yehudayoff|title=Jerusalem Architecture, Periods and Styles: The Jewish quarters and public buildings outside the Old City walls, 1860&ndash;1914|year=1983|publisher=]|isbn=9652610194}} (with Dror Wahrman)
* {{cite book|title=Jerusalem: Planning and Development 1982-1985, New Trends|year=1985|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}} * {{cite book|title=Jerusalem: Planning and Development 1982-1985, New Trends|year=1985|publisher=Jerusalem Committee}}
* {{cite book|title=Jerusalem Architecture, Periods and Styles: European Christian buildings outside the Old City walls, 1855-1918|year=1987|publisher=Keter|language=Hebrew}} * {{cite book|title=Jerusalem Architecture, Periods and Styles: European Christian buildings outside the Old City walls, 1855-1918|year=1987|publisher=Keter|language=Hebrew}}
* {{cite book|title = ירושלים - המאבק על מבנה העיר וחזותה * {{cite book|title = ירושלים - המאבק על מבנה העיר וחזותה
|trans_title = Jerusalem &ndash; The struggle over the city structure and its appearance|publisher = ]|year = 1988|language = Hebrew}} |trans-title=Jerusalem &ndash; The struggle over the city structure and its appearance|publisher = ]|year = 1988|language = Hebrew}}
*{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=GRBQAAAAMAAJ&dq=david%20kroyanker&source=gbs_book_other_versions|year=1994|title=Jerusalem Architecture|publisher=Vendome Press|isbn= 0865651477}} 2nd edition published 2002 *{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRBQAAAAMAAJ&q=david%20kroyanker|year=1994|title=Jerusalem Architecture|publisher=Vendome Press|isbn= 0865651477}} 2nd edition published 2002
*{{cite book|title=The Russian Compound: Toward the Year 2000. From Russian Pilgrimage Center to a Focus of Urban Activity|language=Hebrew|publisher=Jerusalem Municipality|year=1997}} *{{cite book|title=The Russian Compound: Toward the Year 2000. From Russian Pilgrimage Center to a Focus of Urban Activity|language=Hebrew|publisher=Jerusalem Municipality|year=1997}}
*{{cite book |title=Jerusalem: The Light Rail |language=Hebrew|publisher=Keter |year=2003}} *{{cite book |title=Jerusalem: The Light Rail |language=Hebrew|publisher=Keter |year=2003}}
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*{{cite book |title=Jaffa Road: Biography of a Street — Story of a City|year=2009 |publisher=Keter |language=Hebrew}} *{{cite book |title=Jaffa Road: Biography of a Street — Story of a City|year=2009 |publisher=Keter |language=Hebrew}}
*{{cite book |title= The Jerusalem Triangle: An Urban Biography|year=2011|language=Hebrew|publisher=Keter}} *{{cite book |title= The Jerusalem Triangle: An Urban Biography|year=2011|language=Hebrew|publisher=Keter}}
*{{cite book|title=The Jerusalem of Amos Oz: In the Footsteps of 'A Tale of Love and Darkness' and Other Works|year=2019|publisher=Keter}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.haaretz.com/life/books/.premium.MAGAZINE-jerusalem-architect-follows-in-footsteps-of-his-friend-amos-oz-in-new-book-1.8314659|title=Jerusalem Architect Follows in Footsteps of His Friend Amos Oz in New Book|first=Naama|last=Riba|date=December 24, 2019|accessdate=August 16, 2020|work=]}}</ref>


=== Articles === === Articles ===
*{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/rising-anew-from-the-ashes-1.74674 |title=Rising anew from the ashes |date=14 November 2001|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=]}} *{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/heart-and-soul-of-jerusalem-1.209190 |title=Heart and soul of Jerusalem|date=4 January 2007|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=]}}
⚫ *{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/no-man-s-land-once-again-1.147899|title=No man's land once again|date=21 January 2005|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}}
⚫ *{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/is-a-jewish-museum-forbidden-and-a-muslim-university-permitted-1.178405|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/is-a-jewish-museum-forbidden-and-a-muslim-university-permitted-1.178405 |title=Is a Jewish museum forbidden and a Muslim university permitted? |date=10 January 2006|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}}
⚫ *{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/don-t-name-it-after-me-1.180652 |title=Don't name it after me|date=20 February 2006 |work=Haaretz}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/general/entrepreneur-s-dream-historian-s-nightmare-1.186723 |title='Entrepreneur's dream, historian's nightmare' |date=2 May 2006 |accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}} *{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/general/entrepreneur-s-dream-historian-s-nightmare-1.186723 |title='Entrepreneur's dream, historian's nightmare' |date=2 May 2006 |accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/heart-and-soul-of-jerusalem-1.209190 |year=2007 |title= Heart and soul of Jerusalem|date=4 January 2007|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}} *{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/don-t-name-it-after-me-1.180652 |title=Don't name it after me|date=20 February 2006 |work=Haaretz}}
⚫ *{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/is-a-jewish-museum-forbidden-and-a-muslim-university-permitted-1.178405 |title=Is a Jewish museum forbidden and a Muslim university permitted? |date=10 January 2006|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}}
⚫ *{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA+Publications/Photo+exhibits/Fifty+Years+of+Israeli+Architecture+as+Reflected+i.htm?DisplayMode=print|title=Fifty Years of Israeli Architecture as Reflected in Jerusalem's Buildings|date=26 May 1999|publisher=Israel Foreign Ministry}}
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*{{cite web|title=Preservation, with reservations|url=http://www.haaretz.com/preservation-with-reservations-1.31064|accessdate=8 March 2014|work=Haaretz|date=18 October 2002}}
⚫ *{{cite web |url= http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/rising-anew-from-the-ashes-1.74674 |title=Rising anew from the ashes |date=14 November 2001|accessdate=26 February 2013|work=Haaretz}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/fence-and-defense-1.71463|date=8 October 2001|accessdate=20 March 2012|title=Fence and defense|work=Haaretz}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/fence-and-defense-1.71463|date=8 October 2001|accessdate=20 March 2012|title=Fence and defense|work=Haaretz}}
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Israeli architectural historian
David Kroyanker
David Kroyanker in 2008
BornDaṿid Ḳroyanḳer
1939
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
NationalityIsraeli
Known forJerusalem architectural historian
SpouseLeora Farkash-Himzli
Children2 daughters
Parent(s)Dr. Gustav Krojanker
Edith Krojanker
AwardsThe Teddy Kollek Award, 2006
Yakir Yerushalayim, 2010

David Kroyanker (born 1939) is an Israeli architect and architectural historian of Jerusalem. He has written dozens of popular books about Jerusalem neighborhoods, streets, and buildings, and urban planning.

Biography

Kroyanker was born and raised in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem. His father, Dr. Gustav Krojanker, was a German Zionist activist, journalist and art researcher. His mother, Dr. Edith Krojanker, was a lawyer in the public sector. His father died of cancer when Kroyanker was six years old.

He attended a high school located next to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and served in the Paratroopers Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces from 1958 to 1961. Kroyanker studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1963 to 1968. He returned to Israel to work as an architect for a firm headed by David Resnick in Jerusalem, and moved to the urban planning department of the Jerusalem Municipality under Meron Benvenisti in 1970. From 1973 to 1981 he worked in various planning departments in the municipality, including the Department of Urban Planning and the Special Projects Unit Planning Department.

Talitha Kumi memorial.

Specializing in building preservation and rehabilitation, Kroyanker set about documenting the historical and architectural record of Jerusalem in order to build public awareness and support for preservation efforts. Among the many campaigns that he was involved in to save historic buildings was the battle to save the Talitha Kumi school building in downtown Jerusalem. The school was ultimately torn down in 1980; Kroyanker was part of the team that designed a memorial to the bulldozed structure using pieces of the original facade. Kroyanker is credited with the successful preservation and restoration of the Ticho House.

To aid the public campaigns, Kroyanker wrote a series of booklets spotlighting the "architectural and historical value of the streets and buildings" These booklets were so well-received that he began documenting the history and architecture of Jerusalem for a large-format book series, producing a book every other year at his next post, the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, where he became an architectural historian and documenter in 1981. By 1994 he had completed a six-volume series titled Architecture in Jerusalem, with the first five 500-page volumes documenting architecture in Jerusalem's New City and the last volume covering buildings and streets in the Old City. The first volume only was translated into English, French, German, and Italian under the title Jerusalem Architecture. These six volumes, in turn, laid the foundation for an additional 15 large-format books.

As of 2010, Kroyanker has written more than 30 books on the neighborhoods and buildings of Jerusalem, 20 of which became mass-market bestsellers. His works are richly illustrated with historic photographs, maps, sketches, and original street and neighborhood plans. His wife, Leora, actively assists him by editing and proofreading texts.

As a result of his research, Kroyanker has amassed the largest private archive in the world of literary and visual documentation related to Jerusalem architecture. His files include historic photographs, drawings, documents, drawings, maps and newspaper clippings. The files are catalogued in three topic areas: neighborhoods, streets and buildings; architectural/planning (such as conservation, building styles, architectural details, and biographies of architects); and planning processes (including demolition, new construction and urban development). He has also curated exhibitions, lectured, and led tours on Jerusalem's architectural heritage.

Views and critical response

Kroyanker is openly critical of the urban degeneration in Jerusalem caused by poverty and neglect. He is also critical of the Orthodox Jewish demographic whose lower socioeconomic level, he claims, has created a lack of aesthetics in Orthodox neighborhoods and weakened the economy by forcing the exodus of cinemas and "attractive shops" from the downtown area, replacing them with bargain stores.

Kroyanker's research has been criticized for its "nostalgic tone" and his exclusion of "more recent architectural phenomena such as the effect of the security barrier on the urban space, or the abundance of empty apartments in the center of town". He has also been accused of partiality toward the interests of city hall and real-estate developers. The Alrov Corp funded his book Mamilla: Prosperity, Decay and Renewal – the Alrov Mamilla Quarter (2009), and his book on the Hebrew University of Jerusalem campus at Givat Ram was written by request of the university.

Personal

Kroyanker married Leora Farkash-Himsley, daughter of Ladislaus Farkas, in 1969. They have two daughters. In 2012 the couple relocated to Tel Aviv.

Awards

Selected bibliography

Books

Articles

References

  1. ^ Livneh, Neri (11 May 2010). "David Kroyanker, when you see the city you helped shape, are you glad to be called a 'Treasured Jerusalemite'?". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ Dvir, Noam (11 October 2011). "A Yearning Free of Illusions". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ^ Shishon, Ehud (8 June 2011). "האדריכל: בגובה העיניים עם דוד קרויאנקר" [The Architect: At eye level with David Kroyanker]. Maariv. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ "יקירי ירושלים לשנת תשע – 2010" [Worthy of Jerusalem recipients for 2010] (in Hebrew). Jerusalem Municipality. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. ^ "קורות חיים" [Curriculum Vitae] (in Hebrew). kroyanker.co.il. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. Polokoff Feinberg, Miriam; Klein Shapiro, Miriam (2007). Hear Her Voice: Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World. Devora Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-1932687781.
  7. ^ Livneh, Neri (8 September 2005). "With Jerusalem, It's Love-Hate". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  8. ^ Prince-Gibson, Eetta (27 July 2009). "Jaffa Road - It's a long and winding road..." The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  9. Schrag, Carl (30 December 1994). "Capital Gain". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013. (subscription)
  10. Ran, Dr. Ami (2003). "Documentation – An incentive for conservation". Architecture of Israel Quarterly (52).
  11. ^ Heiman, Yoval (20 May 2012). "אפילו קרויאנקר עוזב את ירושלים, למה?" [Even Kroyanker is Leaving Jerusalem, Why?]. Maariv. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  12. Zandberg, Esther (14 August 2003). "Not a word about the light railway". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  13. ^ Hasson, Nir (29 June 2012). "Jerusalem's leading lights bolt for the Tel Aviv coast in a flight of cultural freedom". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  14. "The Teddy Kollek Award". The Jerusalem Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  15. Riba, Naama (December 24, 2019). "Jerusalem Architect Follows in Footsteps of His Friend Amos Oz in New Book". Haaretz. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

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