Tag: Architecture

13Aug 2017

On the Surface

 Jewish Stories, Past and Present

South African Architects Changing the Face of Israel The passing in July 2017 of Gilbert Herbert, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at Haifa’s prestigious Technion, brought home the contribution of South Africans to transforming Israel’s architectural landscape. In 1997, I interviewed  Prof. Herbert following a ceremony at the […]

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08Aug 2017

PROFESSOR EMERITUS GILBERT HERBERT

 South Africans in Israel

by Prof. Hary Brand   Gilbert Herbert was born in Johannesburg on 22 June 1924, the third son of Benjamin and Sophia Herbert.  Educated at Parktown Boys High School, he matriculated with distinction in English, Science, Mathematics and Art. He studied Architecture at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg from 1942-46, being a frequent prize-winner […]

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