Synopsis
Ken Treister is a world renowned architect, winner of multiple awards. Mr. Treister has designed and built iconic projects in every continent and major city in the world. The work with which he most identifies is the Holocaust Museum in Miami Beach, FL. It took over 5 years to build as it included the signature hand rising to the heavens cast in bronze. Mr. Treister designed the this piece and multiple figures that are in the museum building and its gardens. In lavish photos taken by Mr. Treister himself, the book provides a personal tour of the this heartbreakingly beautiful museum. With countless photos of every part of the museum, Mr. Treister recounts the significance both from a religious point of view as well as from a purely creative vision. This explains the title of the book. It truly is an unforgettable example of one man's inspired vision of a tragic moment in world history while at the same time celebrating the beauty, power and resilience of the jewish faith and its people.
About the Author
Author CV. Life and achievements.CURRICULUM VITAEKENNETH TREISTER, F.A.I.A.Up to 2011 CURRICULUM VITAEOFKENNETH TREISTER, F.A.I.A.Born March 5, 1930, New York City; resident of Miami since 1930. Married the former Helyne Bressler, Atlanta, Georgia; January 31, 1954. Sons: Charles, Alan, and Eliot. Residence: 1600 Island Way, Winter Haven, FL 33884 EDUCATION: Central Beach Elementary School Miami Beach Junior High School Miami Beach Senior High School University of Miami - 1948 to 1949 University of Florida - 1949 to 1953 DEGREE: Bachelor of Architecture University of Florida MILITARY Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy 1953SERVICE: to 1957; Staff, Chief of Naval Operation, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., 1956. Assistant to Officer in charge of Navy Base Planning and Housing. (Service #582065) PROFESSIONAL Architect since 1957. Adjunct Professor of Architecture College of Architecture University of Florida Adjunct Professor of Architecture School of Architecture University of Miami Member, University of Miami Society of University Founders Fellow, American Institute of Architects Academico, Correspondiente, Real Academia de Belles Arts de Sant Jorge, Barcelona, Spain Society of Architectural Historians (2000)ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE (Partial Listing)RESIDENTIALSingle-family residences, apartment and hotel facilities in: Miami, Florida; Rochester, New York; Syracuse, New York; Memphis, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Monroe, Michigan; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands; Nassau, Bahamas, Georgetown, Great Exuma, Bahamas. These include residences for: Michel and Nora Bevilacqua (1958), Dr. Farrel, Stanford Ponerance, Maurice Grubair, Raymond and Roz Berrin, Dr. Samuel and Lynn Berkowitz, Siegel (Keystone Point), Bernstein (Keystone Point), Peter and Jeanne Wolf, Arthur Blank (1961), Michel Blank, Burton and Rita Cohen, Leonard and Diane Treister, Kenneth and Helyne Treister, Arnold and Ester Harr (6035 East Wood Drive, Baton Rouge LA), Robert and Lenor Tesher, Bob and Rita Marcus, to name a few.HCA Housing - Designed many housing projects throughout the U.S. for both Elderly and Family Housing, built under HUD’s Turn-Key Low Cost Housing Program, originally created for HUD by Kenneth Treister (1967 - 1972). Published in Journal of Housing, June 1972, Volume 5. 373 Units - scattered sites - modular concrete curb structures, won National HUD Competition, ground breaking September 24, 1971.Chersey Condominium - Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas for J.S. Johnson Insurance (26 Elizabeth Avenue; Nassau Bahamas).Concrest Condominium – Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas for Vernes Graftsman and Dick Wookey, Toronto, Canada.Out Island Inn - (hotel) phase 1 and 2, George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Islands, for Bill Callahan, New Jersey and Dr. Laidlaw, Michigan.INSTITUTIONAL"ELIZABETH VIRRICK PARK", free-formed concrete, flower shaped structures, 3255 Plaza Street, Coconut Grove, City of Miami, original dedication June 15, 1963, Kenneth Treister, AIA with Kenneth R. Miller, AIA, structural design by Bliss Associates, Binkley Construction Co. contractors."RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL", Dade County School Board. 1964."COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL", Dade County School Board. Fall 1966. Featured in Nation's Schools, January 1967, and Space for Living, 1967. Selected one of the top ten elementary schools in the country by the National Association of School Administrators. Of the ten schools selected for awards, only one had a lower cost per student. Cost $889.41 per student. Citation : A completely air-conditioned elementary school with carpeted floors, flexibility within each unit, unassigned space for innovation, specialized facilities for teachers, team teaching, indoor-outdoor relationships exceptionally good”. Five pods, each for 120 students and four team teachers. Colonial Drive used 74% of its footage for instructional space.ELIZABETH VIRRICK VILLAGE", Public Elderly Housing, City of Mi
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