Erich Mendelsohn; 21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953 was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his proj
Mendelsohn in 1925
Einstein Tower in Potsdam
Hat Factory in Luckenwalde
Weizmann residence, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
The Weizmann House was the home of the first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, and first First Lady, Vera Weizmann. The house sits atop a hill in Rehovot, and is now part of the Weizmann Institute
Erich Mendelsohn
…Chelsea, London (1934-1936). Designed in partnership with Serge Chermayeff. Later renamed Hamlyn House and restored and extended by Sir Norman Foster Weizmann House, Weizmann Institute campus, Rehovot near Tel Aviv (1935-1936) Built around the same time: a cluster of three buildings on the Weizmann Institute campus…
View of the entrance to the Weizmann House
Weizmann Residence in 2021
Interior view of the spiral staircase tower
Interior view down spiral staircase tower