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David Kroyanker

David Kroyanker was an Israeli architect and architectural historian who wrote many books documenting the buildings, streets and neighborhoods of Jerusalem.

1939 to 2025Documenting Jerusalem's architectureThe series Architecture in JerusalemRestoring Ticho HouseHistoric building preservation

Died: 20 September 2025, Tel Aviv
Occupation: architect
Education: Hebrew University Secondary School, Architectural Association School of Architecture

David Kroyanker was born in 1939 in Jerusalem

Kroyanker was born in Jerusalem in 1939 and grew up in the Rehavia neighborhood. His father, Gustav Krojanker, was a German Zionist activist and journalist, and his mother, Edith, was a lawyer.

He attended the high school next to the Hebrew University and then served in the Paratroopers Brigade. From 1963 to 1968 he studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.

Back in Israel he worked in the office of architect David Resnick and later joined planning teams at the Jerusalem Municipality, where he worked until 1981. He took part in campaigns to preserve historic buildings and led the preservation and restoration of Ticho House.

In 1981 he became an architectural historian at the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies. By 1994 he had completed the 6-volume series Architecture in Jerusalem, and he built a large private archive on the city's architecture. He also curated exhibitions, lectured and led tours.

He married Leora Farkash in 1969, and they had 2 daughters. In 2012 the couple moved to Tel Aviv. He died on 20 September 2025 after a long illness.