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Moshe Safdie | |
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![]() Safdie in 2017 | |
Born | Haifa, British Mandate for Palestine (now Israel) | July 14, 1938
Nationality | Israeli, Canadian, American[1] |
Alma mater | McGill School of Architecture |
Occupation(s) | Architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, author |
Spouses | Nina Nusynowicz
(m. 1959; div. 1981)Michal Ronnen (m. 1981) |
Children | 4, including Oren |
Awards | See list:
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Practice | Safdie Architects (est. 1964) |
Projects | |
Website | safdiearchitects.com |
Moshe Safdie CC FRAIC OAA FAIA (Hebrew: משה ספדיה; born July 14, 1938) is an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. He is known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design throughout his six-decade 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 the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.[2] Safdie is most identified with designing Marina Bay Sands and Jewel Changi Airport, as well as his debut project Habitat 67, which was originally conceived as his thesis at McGill University.[3] He holds legal citizenship in Israel, Canada, and the United States.[4]