Moshe Safdie, C.C., B.Arch., LL.D. , F.R.A.I.C., FAIA (b. July 14, 1938) is an architect and urban designer. He was born in the town of Haifa, Israel. He moved with his family to Montreal, Canada when he was a teenager, a move he disliked as a dedicated Zionist and socialist. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1262x832, 94 KB)Habitat 67 by Moshe Safdie in Montreal winter. ... Habitat 67 is a striking housing complex located on the Quai Marc-Drouin on the Saint Lawrence River at Montreal. ... This article needs cleanup. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Habitat 67 is a striking housing complex located on the Quai Marc-Drouin on the Saint Lawrence River at Montreal. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is... Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ...

Career

An excellent student, he studied architectural engineering at McGill University and apprenticed under Louis Kahn in Philadelphia. At age twenty-four his master's thesis was selected to be constructed as part of the Expo 67 celebration. The Habitat 67 project, a complex of cellular residences that could be lifted into place like LEGO blocks, propelled him onto the world stage. In 1967, he returned to Israel, where he was part of the team that refurnished Old Jerusalem. He lives in a renovated home in the old city and has Israeli, U.S. and Canadian citizenship. McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Salk Institute, La Jolla, California Louis Isadore Kahn (February 20, 1901/1902 – March 17, 1974) was a world-renowned architect who practiced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or simply Expo 67 was the Worlds Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967. ... Habitat 67 is a striking housing complex located on the Quai Marc-Drouin on the Saint Lawrence River at Montreal. ... Lego Group logo. ... Jerusalems Old City Walls encompass an area of barely 1 km². They were built in the 16th century (1535-1538) by the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Turks after they had been razed in 1219 by al-Muazzim. ...

In 1976, he became a professor at Harvard University and set up his firm's head office in nearby Somerville, Massachusetts, where it remains today. In 1986, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2005. His nephew is Dov Charney, the founder of the clothing company American Apparel. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1636,[2] Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning still operating in the United States. ... Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1842 Zip Code(s): 02143 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... Dov Charney is the CEO of the garment company American Apparel. ... American Apparel, LLC is a vertically integrated clothing company based out of Los Angeles, California. ...

His company, Moshe Safdie & Associates, is based out of Boston with branch offices in Toronto and Jerusalem. Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

His son Oren Safdie is a playwright. Oren Safdie is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter, and the son of architect Moshe Safdie. ...

Architectual projects

Moshe Safdie's works are known for their dramatic curves, arrays of simple geometric patterns, and usage of windows and open spaces.

Modelled on the Colosseum in Rome, Vancouver Library Square is one of Safdie's most recent Canadian commissions, and one of his most popular

• Coldspring New Town, Baltimore, Maryland
• Habitat 67 at Expo 67 World's Fair, Montreal, Quebec
• Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah, Georgia
• The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
• City plan for the city of Modi'in, Israel
• Former Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
• Several major buildings, including the new central museum, opened 2005, at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
• Hebrew Union College, first phase and Merkaz Shimshon expansion, Jerusalem, Israel
• Mamilla Centre and David's Village, Jerusalem, Israel
• Vancouver Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Main Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Airside building of Terminal 3, Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel
• The Marina Bay Sands, Singapore's first integrated resort and casino
• Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Class of 1959 Chapel, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• The Grave of Yitzhak Rabin and Lea Rabin
• The campus of Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts
• The 2003 redesign of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts

Vancouver Library Square, taken by Ben W Bell, July 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Vancouver Library Square, taken by Ben W Bell, July 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town[1][2], B-more Motto: The Greatest City in America,[3] Get in on it. ... Habitat 67 is a striking housing complex located on the Quai Marc-Drouin on the Saint Lawrence River at Montreal. ... The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or simply Expo 67 was the Worlds Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967. ... Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Coordinates: County Chatham  - Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area    - City 202. ... National Gallery of Canada on Canada Day. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... Modiin (Hebrew: מודיעין) is a city in the Center District of Israel. ... The International Style 1958 portion of the Old City Hall on Sussex Drive The Safdie addition to the south of the building, the controversial tower can be seen on the right The building today commonly referred to as the Old City Hall was the building that served as Ottawas... An exterior view of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. ... Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (also known as HUC or HUC-JIR) is the oldest Jewish seminary in the New World and the main seminary for training rabbis, cantors, educators and communal workers in Reform Judaism. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The Library Square Building in Vancouver, British Columbia is the home to the Vancouver Public Library. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Salt Lake City Public Library is a system of free public libraries in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (Hebrew: ‎) (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), once widely known as Lod Airport, is located near Lod, 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv, and is the largest international airport in Israel. ... The parcel of land for the new Marina Bay Sands, the area in the background is the financial district of Singapore. ... Once completed, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will be a 316,000 square-foot performing arts center. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... Entrance The Class of 1959 Chapel is a non-denominational chapel located on the campus of Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ...   Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... For other people named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... Lea (Leah) Rabin (April 8, 1928 in Königsberg, East Prussia,Germany — November 12, 2000 in Petach Tikva, Israel) was the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995. ... Hebrew College is transdenominational school of Jewish studies, located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, near Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Peabody Essex Museum was founded in 1801 as the East India Marine Society by a group of Salem, Mass. ...   Nickname: Witch City Settled: 1626 â€“ Incorporated: 1626 Zip Code(s): 01970 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...

Publications

• The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision (1998)
• Beyond Habitat by 20 Years (1987)
• Beyond Habitat (1970)

See also

• Hebrew College

Hebrew College is transdenominational school of Jewish studies, located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, near Boston, Massachusetts. ...

External links

• The Safdie Hypermedia Archive-- McGill Univ.
• Moshe Safdie and Associates
• CBC Digital archives-- "Moshe Safdie: Hero of Habitat"

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