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Michael Arad

b. 1969

Israeli-American architect

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About Michael Arad

Born 1969. Michael Arad is an American and Israeli architect and sculptor.

Michael Arad (Hebrew: מיכאל ארד) is an Israeli-American architect who is best known for being the designer of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. He won the competition to design the memorial in 2004.

Early life and education Arad, an Israeli citizen, was born in 1969 in London. London was where his father, Moshe Arad, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States and Mexico, was on a diplomatic mission. Arad lived in Jerusalem for nine years, and attended the Hebrew University Secondary School. He did his military service in a Golani Brigade commando unit.

Arad received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, and a master's degree from Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Architecture.

Career He moved to New York City in 1999 and worked as an architect at Kohn Pedersen Fox for three years. After KPF, Arad briefly worked for Leclere Associate Architects. When he submitted his design to the competition for the World Trade Center memorial, he was working for the New York City Housing Authority, designing police stations for the New York City Police Department. Arad now works for Handel Architects, which has offices in New York and San Francisco.

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1969, London
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Dartmouth College, Georgia Tech

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Israeli-American architect

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Michael Arad was born in 1969 in London.

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Michael Arad is an architect and sculptor.

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Michael Arad is American and Israeli.

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