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Kenneth Treister , FAIA is an American architect, architectural historian, sculptor, photographer, author and lecturer. In , Treister received a commission to design, build, and sculpt a Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach. The Memorial opened in February and welcomes thousands of visitors every year.

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Kenneth Treister was born in He had a music scholarship to the University of Miami in and was elected president of the freshman class. He then transferred to the University of Florida, graduating in with a degree in architecture. He currently lives in central Florida. The Kenneth Treister Collection [1] is located in the University of Florida Digital Collection as part of its Architecture Archives [ 4 ] It includes architectural drawings, project files, correspondence, publications and writings, photographs, documentary films, and other materials spanning from the s into the 21st century.

Another large collection of documents, photography, artifacts and articles about Treister's work can also be found in the Jewish Museum of Florida at Florida International University [2] where a section in the permanent exhibition Mosaic is dedicated to Treister and the Holocaust Memorial. More than 50 newspapers and magazines throughout the world have published Treister's articles on architecture.

He is the author of numerous books about art, history and architecture. Books published include:. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.