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ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT

When: May 12, 2025 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: 503 SE 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Organizer: Brian B
Contact: Brian B at [email protected] (954) 525-3456
Cost: General Admission $12.00 | Seniors $10.00
Summary: Ada Karmi-Melamede is one of the most accomplished architects in the world, yet her work remains largely unrecognized beyond architectural circles.
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2025-05-12 18:00:00 2025-05-12 19:30:00 America/New_York ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT Ada Karmi-Melamede is one of the most accomplished architects in the world, yet her work remains largely unrecognized beyond architectural circles. (http://jewishmiami.org/events/Savorcinema) Fort Lauderdale,FL Brian B [email protected]

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In the 1970s, she moved to New York from Israel, following her husband’s rising career, and spent the next 15 years balancing academia, large-scale public projects, and motherhood. While teaching at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, she contributed to major urban initiatives, including a master plan for Con Edison, a study for mixed-use development along the proposed Second Avenue Subway, and a 1978 housing competition on Roosevelt Island—all while raising three young children.

But in the early 1980s, after being denied tenure at Columbia, Ada made a bold decision to leave New York and her family for the opportunity of a lifetime – the design of the new Supreme Court of Israel. While her career flourished, personal sacrifices mounted as she remained far from her family. Ada’s work gave physical form to some of Israel’s highest democratic ideals, shaping landmarks such as the Supreme Court Building, The Open University, the Israel Institute for Democracy, and Ben Gurion University, among many other civic institutions. Ada – My Mother the Architect, directed by Ada’s daughter, Yael Melamede, explores the profound tension between career and motherhood and a unique mother-daughter bond.

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Introduction by Anthony J. Abbate, Professor, FAU School of Architecture
A virtual conversation with Yael Melamede follows the film

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Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

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