Joseph Klarwein

Ossip (Yosef) Klarwein (; 6 February 1893 – 9 September 1970) was a Polish-born German-Israeli architect who designed many works in Germany and Israel. Between 1921 and 1933 he was employed with Johann Friedrich Höger and became chief design architect. Klarwein was an important representative of Northern German Brick Expressionism and of modern architecture in Israel.

Life Germany Klarwein was born in Warsaw, Poland. As Jews, the family immigrated to Germany because of the anti-Semitism growing in Poland and Russia after the failed revolution of 1905 in the Russian Empire. Klarwein's designs were at the time published under Höger's name. Höger said that Klarwein was "one of the very best" employees. He designed with Richard Kauffmann and Heinz Rau, the campus of the Hebrew University.

Works Church at Hohenzollernplatz, Berlin (1931–1933) Wichernkirche, Hamm, Hamburg (1933–1934) Qranot House, Hadar HaCarmel, Haifa (1936) Zina Disengoff's tomb, Trumpeldor cemetery, Tel Aviv (1937) Shaul Tchernichovsky's tomb, Trumpeldor cemetery, Tel Aviv (1945) Kiryat HaMemshala (Government complex), Jerusalem, with Richard Kauffmann and Heinz Rau (1950) Mount Herzl and Theodor Herzl's tomb, Jerusalem (1951) Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram campus master plan (1953) Dagon granaries, Haifa (1953–1966) The Knesset, Jerusalem (1956–1966) together with Shimon Powsner, Dov Karmi, Ram Karmi, Bill Gillitt, and Dora Gad (interior design) Israeli pavilion at the Brussels World's Fair (1958) Beit Zvi, Ramat Gan Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station, Tel Aviv The old Jerusalem central bus station, Jerusalem (demolished)