Amnon Niv

Amnon Niv (Hebrew: אמנון ניב‎) (February 23, 1930 – June 6, 2011) was an Israeli architect and urban designer. Niv was the chief architect for the Nuclear Research center in the Negev and the City Engineer of Jerusalem. Together with Amnon Schwartz, he designed the tallest building in Israel. Amnon Niv was born in Haifa. He studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, graduating in 1955. In 1958–1963, he served as the chief architect for the Nuclear Research center in the Negev. In the late 1960s, he collaborated with architect Rafael Raifer on the design of the Manshiya industrial quarter in Tel Aviv. The plan was partially completed. His design of the Etzel Museum together with architect Amnon Schwartz won...