The National and University Library

Born in Tel Aviv, Ziva Armoni studied architecture at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology and joined the planning department of the United Kibbutz Movement. Along with Hanan Hebron, she designed kibbutzim and the National and University Library, among other buildings and monuments. She also worked independently as an architect, published works on the discipline, and created poetry. 

Architect Hanan Hebron was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and immigrated to Israel early in life. He studied at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology. One of the founders of Kibbutz Reʿim in the Negev, Hebron was instrumental in the planning department of the United Kibbutz Movement. In addition to his contributions to the development of kibbutzim, he and Ziva Armoni designed the National and University Library.