Moshe Safdie ( he, משה ספדיה; born July 14, 1938) is an architect,

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, educator, theorist, and author, with Israeli, Canadian, and American citizenship. He is known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design in his 50-year career. His projects include cultural, educational, and civic institutions; neighborhoods and public parks; housing; mixed-use urban centers; airports; and master plans for existing communities and entirely new cities in

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and South America, the Middle East, and Asia. He is most identified with designing

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and

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, as well as his debut project, Habitat 67, originally conceived as his thesis at

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Early life and education

Moshe Safdie was born in

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, British Mandate of Palestine, in 1938, to a

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family of Syrian-Jewish and Lebanese-Jewish descent. He was nine years old, living in

, when, on May 14, 1948,

David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ( ; he, דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן ; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Adopting the nam ...

proclaimed the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. Safdie attended Reali High School. He lived on a kibbutz, working in the countryside. He tended goats and kept bees. In 1953, the Israeli government restricted imports in response to an economic and currency crisis, which severely affected Safdie's father's textile business. Consequently, when Safdie was 15, his family emigrated to

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. There, he attended Westmount High School. In September 1955, he registered for the six-year architectural degree program at the McGill University Faculty of Engineering. In his fifth year, Safdie was named University Scholar. The following summer, he was awarded the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Scholarship. He traveled across North America to observe housing developments in major cities. In his final year, Safdie developed his thesis, entitled "A Case for City Living" and described as "A Three-Dimensional Modular Building System". He received his degree in 1961. Two years later, while apprenticing with

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, Safdie at age 23 was invited by his thesis advisor,

Sandy van Ginkel Harmen Peter Daniel (Daniel, later Sandy) van Ginkel, (February 10, 1920 – July 5, 2009) was a Dutch and Canadian architect and urban planner. He was a leading force in the planning efforts surrounding Expo 67. Van Ginkel studied architec ...

, to submit his modular project for the World Exposition of 1967, to be held in Montreal. Constructed permanently there, it became known as Habitat 67.

Career

In 1964, Safdie established Safdie Architects in

to undertake work on Habitat 67, an adaptation of his thesis at

. Habitat 67 was selected by Canada as a central feature of

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; it pioneered the design and implementation of

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, prefabricated units for living. Safdie designed the complex as a neighborhood with open spaces, garden terraces, and many other amenities typically reserved for the single-family home, and adapted to a high-density urban environment. In 1970, Safdie established a branch office of his practice in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. During this period, Safdie combined his interests in social activism and advanced technologies with respect for historic and regional context. He worked on the restoration of the Old City and the construction of Mamilla Center, linking old and new cities. Other significant works in Israel include the New City of Modi’in, the

Yad Vashem Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...

Holocaust History Museum,

Yitzhak Rabin Center The Yitzhak Rabin Center is a library and research center in Tel Aviv, Israel, built in memory of assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. The Yitzhak Rabin Center, designed by the Israeli architect, Moshe Safdie, sits on a hill comman ...

for Israel Studies, Ben Gurion International Airport, National Campus for the Archeology of Israel, multiple projects for Hebrew Union College, and others. During this period, Safdie also worked with leaders in

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and

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. Later, Safdie received commissions for public buildings in Canada: the National Gallery of Canada, the Quebec Museum of Civilization, and Vancouver Library Square. Other notable cultural works include the Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, the national museum of the Sikh people in

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; the United States Institute of Peace Headquarters on the Mall in Washington, DC; the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in

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; and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Safdie has worked on projects in

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, and brought projects to completion in shorter time spans, at larger scales. including:

, a mixed-use resort integrated with Singapore's iconic Skypark;

, a new community-centric airport typology combining marketplace and garden; and

Raffles City Chongqing Raffles City Chongqing is suite of eight buildings in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China, developed by Singaporean real estate developer CapitaLand. Raffles City Chongqing features a 300-metre-long horizontal skybridge called "Crystal" that con ...

, a mixed-use development featuring over one million square meters of housing, office, retail, transportation, and hotel programs. To connect four towers in

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, he designed a skybridge that has been referred to as the world's longest "Horizontal Skyscraper." Safdie and his team have used skybridges and multi-level connectivity in other projects to make skyscrapers more accessible.

Practice

Today, Safdie Architects is headquartered in

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, Massachusetts, with offices in

, Toronto, Shanghai, and Singapore. The business is organized as a partnership. Within his office, Safdie formed a research program to pursue advanced investigation of design topics. The practice-oriented

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explores speculative ideas outside normal business practice constraints. Fellows work independently with Safdie and firm principals to formulate specific proposals and research plans. The salaried position is located in-residence, with full access to project teams and outside consultants. Past fellowships include Habitat of the Future, Mobility on Demand, and Tall Buildings in the City.

Academia

In 1978, after teaching at

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, Ben Gurion, and Yale universities, Safdie was appointed Director of the Urban Design Program at

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's Graduate School of Design (GSD) and moved to

, Massachusetts. He served as Director until 1984. From 1984 to 1989, he was the Ian Woodner Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Harvard. Safdie continues to work closely with the GSD, frequently teaching design studio; Notably, Rethinking the Humanist High-Rise (2019) and Rethinking Hudson Yards (2017).

Personal life

In 1959, Safdie married Nina Nusynowicz, a Polish-Israeli

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survivor. Safdie and Nusynowicz have two children, a daughter and son, born during the inception and erection of Habitat 67. Just before the opening, Safdie and his young family moved into the development. His daughter Taal is an architect in San Diego, a partner of the firm

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; His son Oren is a playwright who has written several plays about architecture. Safdie's great-nephews, Josh and Benny, are independent filmmakers. Safdie and Nusynowicz divorced in 1981. In 1981, Safdie married Michal Ronnen, a Jerusalem-born photographer and daughter of artist Vera Ronnen. Safdie and Ronnen have two daughters, Carmelle and Yasmin. Carmelle is an artist, and Yasmin is a social worker.

Recognition

* 2020: Genius Award, Liberty Science Center` * 2020: Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) * 2019: Honorary Doctorate, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology * 2019:

Wolf Prize The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for ''"achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of nati ...

in Architecture, International Wolf Foundation * 2018: Lifetime Achievement Award,

Design Futures Council The Design Futures Council is an interdisciplinary network of design, product, and construction leaders exploring global trends, challenges, and opportunities to advance innovation and shape the future of the industry and environment. Members inclu ...

* 2015:

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* 2012: Medaille du Merite, Ordre des architectes du Québec * 2005: Companion

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, Governor General-in-Council of Canada * 2003: Lifetime Achievement Award, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research * 2002: Honorary Fellow,

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* 2001: Honorary Doctorate,

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* 1997: Jewish Cultural Achievement Award in the Visual Arts, National Foundation for Jewish Culture * 1996: Honorary Doctorate in Engineering,

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* 1996: Academy Member,

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* 1995: Gold Medal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada * 1995: College of Fellows,

* 1993: Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence,

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* 1989: Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts, University of Victoria * 1988: Honorary Doctorate in Sciences,

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* 1987: Mt. Scopus Award for Humanitarianism,

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

* 1986: The

, Governor General-in-Council of Canada * 1982: Honorary Doctor of Law,

* 1982: Tau Sigma Delta Gold Medal for Distinction in Design, Tau Sigma Delta Grand Chapter * 1961: Lieutenant Governor's Gold Medal for Exceptional Merit, Lieutenant Governor of Québec

Exhibitions

* 2017: ''Habitat 67 vers l’avenir: The Shape of Things to Come'', Université du Québec à Montréal * 2010–2014: ''Global Citizen: The Architecture of Moshe Safdie'', National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada /

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, Los Angeles, California / Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, USA * 2012–2013: ''Moshe Safdie: The Path to Crystal Bridges'', Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, USA * 2004: ''An Architect's Vision: Moshe Safdie’s Jepson Center for the Arts'',

Telfair Museum of Art Telfair Museums, in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, was the first public art museum in the Southern United States. Founded through the bequest of Mary Telfair (1791–1875), a prominent local citizen, and operated by the Georgia Histo ...

, Savannah, Georgia, USA * 2003–2004: ''Building a New Museum'', Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA * 1998: ''Moshe Safdie, Museum Architecture 1971–1998'',

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, Tel Aviv, Israel * 1989: ''Moshe Safdie, Projects: 1979–1989'',

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, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA * 1985: ''The National Gallery of Canada'',

, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA / National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * 1982: ''Context'', Traveling exhibit sponsored by New York Institute for the Humanities * 1973–1974: ''For Everyone A Garden'', Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, USA / National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada / San Francisco MoMA, San Francisco, California, USA

Films

* 2020: "Moshe Safdie: Another Dimension of Architecture," ''I-Talk Productions'' * 2018: "Time Space Existence," ''Plane-Site'' * 2004: "Moshe Safdie: The Power of Architecture," '' Dir. Donald Winkler'' * 2003: " My Architect: A Son’s Journey," '' Dir. Nathaniel Kahn'' * 1997: "The Sound of the Carceri with Yo-Yo Ma," '' Dir. Francois Girard'' * 1973: "The Innocent Door" / "Coldspring New Town," ''

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Select projects

* 1967: Habitat 67 at

World's Fair, Montreal, Quebec, Canada * 1987: Musée de la Civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada * 1988: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * 1989: New City of Modi'in, Israel * 1989: Esplanade Condominiums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US * 1991: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada * 1992: The Class of 1959 Chapel, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, US * 1994:

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, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * 1994: Rosovsky Hall,

, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US * 1995: Yad Vashem Children's and Deportees Memorials, Jerusalem * 1995: Vancouver Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * 1998:

David Citadel Hotel The David Citadel Hotel ( he, מָלוֹן מֽצוּדָת דָּוִד, ') is a luxury hotel on King David Street in Jerusalem, across the street from the Mamilla Mall. It has hosted VIPs, global political leaders, business moguls and celebritie ...

and David's Village, Jerusalem * 1998: Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem * 1999:

for Israel Studies and Rabin Tomb, Tel Aviv, Israel * 2000:

Exploration Place Exploration Place is a science museum located on the west side of the Arkansas River in the Delano neighborhood of Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution. History During the 1980s, a plan to consolidate th ...

Science Museum, Wichita, Kansas, US * 2003: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, US 2* 2003: Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, US * 2003: Cairnhill Road Condominiums, Singapore * 2003: Eleanor Roosevelt College,

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, California, US * 2004: Airside Building of Terminal 3, Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel * 2005:

Holocaust History Museum, Jerusalem * 2006:

Jepson Center for the Arts Telfair Museums, in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, was the first public art museum in the Southern United States. Founded through the bequest of Mary Telfair (1791–1875), a prominent local citizen, and operated by the Georgia H ...

at Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, US * 2007: Terminal 1, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada * 2008: United States Federal Courthouse, District of Massachusetts,

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, US * 2008: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Headquarters, Washington, D.C., US * 2009: Mamilla Center, Jerusalem * 2009: Mamilla Hotel, Jerusalem * 2010:

Integrated Resort, Singapore * 2010: ArtScience Museum,

, Singapore * 2011: United States Institute of Peace Headquarters, Washington, D.C., US * 2011: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, Missouri, US * 2011: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, US * 2011: Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex (Virasat-e-Khalsa), Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India * 2013:

, Los Angeles, California * 2012: Sky Habitat, Singapore * 2017: Eling Residences, Chongqing, China * 2017: Habitat Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, China * 2019: National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, Jerusalem * 2019: Monde Residential Development,

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, Ontario, Canada * 2019:

, Singapore * 2020:

, Chongqing, China * 2021: Serena del Mar, Cartagena, Colombia * 2021:

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, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Works

* With Intention to Build: The Unrealized Concepts, Ideas, and Dreams of Moshe Safdie. Ed. Michael Crosbie. Melbourne, Victoria: Images Publishing Group, 2020. * Megascale, Order & Complexity. Ed. Michael Jemtrud. Montreal: McGill University School of Architecture, 2009. * The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision. With Wendy Kohn. New York: Basic Books; Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co., 1997. * The Language and Medium of Architecture (lecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design delivered November 15, 1989) * Jerusalem: The Future of the Past. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. * Beyond Habitat by 20 Years. Ed. John Kettle. Montreal and Plattsburgh, NY: Tundra Books, 1987. * The Harvard Jerusalem Studio: Urban Designs for the Holy City]. Asst. eds. Rudy Barton and Uri Shetrit. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1985. * Form & Purpose. Ed. John Kettle. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. * Habitat Bill of Rights With

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, George Candilis, Balkrishna V. Doshi, and Josep Lluís Sert. Imperial Government of Iran Ministry of Housing, 1976. * For Everyone A Garden. Ed. Judith Wolin. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1974. * Beyond Habitat. Ed. John Kettle. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1970. * Habitat. Montreal: Tundra Books, 1967.

Works about Moshe Safdie

* Jewel Changi Airport. Melbourne, Victoria: Images Publishing Group, 2020. * Safdie. Mulgrave, Victoria: Images Publishing Group, 2014. * Reaching for the Sky: The Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Singapore: ORO Editions, 2013. * Peace Building: The Mission, Work, and Architecture of the United States Institute of Peace. Dalton, MA: The Studley Press, 2011. * Valentin, Nilda, ed. Moshe Safdie. Rome: Edizione Kappa, 2010. * Moshe Safdie I. Mulgrave, Victoria: Images Publishing Group, 2009. * Moshe Safdie II. Mulgrave, Victoria: Images Publishing Group, 2009. * Global Citizen: The Architecture of Moshe Safdie. New York:Scala Publishers, Ltd., 2007. * Yad Vashem: Moshe Safdie – The Architecture of Memory. Baden, Switzerland: Lars Müller Publishers, 2006. * Moshe Safdie, Museum Architecture 1971–1988. Tel Aviv: Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv University, 1998. * Kohn, Wendy, ed. Moshe Safdie. London: Academy Editions, 1996. * Moshe Safdie: Buildings and Projects, 1967–1992. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1996. * Rybczynski, Witold. A Place for Art: The Architecture of the National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1993. * Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion. Montreal: Montreal Museum of Arts, 1991.

Gallery

File:Kauffman Center for Performing Arts 2.jpg, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, Missouri File:1959chapelexterior.JPG, The Class of 1959 Chapel, Boston, Massachusetts File:Peabody Essex Museum.JPG, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts File:Rabin Center TA 09.JPG,

, Tel Aviv File:Musee de la Civilisation.JPG, Musée de la Civilisation, Quebec City File:OttawaOldCityHall.JPG, Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa File:Blue Crystal tower.jpg, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa File:Salt Lake City Public Library -IMG 1756.JPG,

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Public Library, Utah File:Vancouver Library Square July 2004.jpg, Vancouver Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia File:Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art--2012-04-12.jpg, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas File:Marina Bay Sands and marine area.jpg,

, Singapore File:Skirball Architecture.jpg,

, Los Angeles, California File:United States Institute of Peace.jpg, United States Institute of Peace Headquarters, Washington, D.C. File:Khalsa Heritage Memorial 176 Edit.jpg, Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, Anandpur Sahib, India

References

External links

The Moshe Safdie Archive – McGill University

Safdie Architects

TED All-Stars, Reinventing the Apartment Building Presentation, 2014

Moshe Safdie, AIA Gold Medal Award Acceptance Speech, 2015

The Power of Architecture, 2013

On Ethics, Order and Complexity by Moshe Safdie, 2009
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