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Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
 (born July 14, 1938) is an architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and urban design
Urban design

Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space....
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When I got my first commission after Habitat, for a few weeks I couldn't draw.

CBC television interview, used for many years in CBC Montreal's sign-on montage Safdie, Moshe





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Vancouver Library Square July 2004
Marina Bay Sands Model 1
Moshe Safdie, CC
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
 (born July 14, 1938) is an architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and urban design
Urban design

Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space....
er. He was born in the city of Haifa
Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....
, British Mandate of Palestine now Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. He moved with his family to Montreal, Canada when he was a teenager.

Career

An excellent student, he studied architecture at McGill University
McGill University

McGill University is a Public university#Canada located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university....
 and apprenticed under Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn

Louis Isadore Kahn was a world-renowned architect of Estonian origin based in Philadelphia, United States. After working in various capacities for several companies in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935....
 in Philadelphia. At age 24, his master's thesis was selected to be constructed as part of the Expo 67
Expo 67

The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known, was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967....
 celebration. The Habitat 67 project, a complex of cellular residences that could be lifted into place like LEGO
Lego

Lego, officially trademarked LEGO, is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark....
 blocks, propelled him onto the world stage. In 1967, he returned to Israel, where he was part of the team that refurnished Old Jerusalem
Jerusalem's Old City walls

The Old City is a 0.9 square kilometre area within the modern city of Jerusalem. Until the 1860s this area constituted the entire city of Jerusalem....
. He lives in a renovated home in the Old City and has Israeli, U.S., and Canadian citizenship.

In 1976, he became a professor at Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 and set up his firm's head office in nearby Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,478 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England....
, where it remains today. In 1986, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order and is the centrepiece of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Membership in the order is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, taken from Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "They desire a better country."...
 and was promoted to Companion in 2005. His company, Moshe Safdie and Associates, Inc. is based out of Boston with branch offices in Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
 and Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
.

His son Oren Safdie
Oren Safdie

Oren Safdie is a Canada / United States playwright and screenwriter, and the son of architect Moshe Safdie.Prior to embarking on a career in writing, he graduated with a Master's in Architecture from Columbia University....
 is a playwright.

His daughter Taal, is an architect in San Diego, and partner of the husband-wife firm, Safdie Rabines Architects.

His nephew is Dov Charney
Dov Charney

Dov Charney is the founder and CEO of American Apparel , a clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer. Charney is known for his success as an entrepreneur, and passion for simple clothing....
, founder of the clothing company American Apparel
American Apparel

American Apparel is the largest clothing manufacturer in the United States. It is a vertical integration clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer that also performs its own design, advertising, and marketing....
.

Architectural projects

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

  • Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex
    Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex

    Project: Khalsa Heritage ComplexLocation: Anandpur Sahib,PunjabArchitects: Moshe Safdie And AssociatesType: CulturalThe Khalsa Heritage Memorial is a new museum of the Sikh people located on a 75-acre site in the holy city of Anandpur Sahib, near Chandigarh....
    , Anandpur Sahib
    Anandpur Sahib

    Anandpur Sahib is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the state of Punjab , India. Known as "the holy City of Bliss," it is a holy city of the Sikhs and is one of their most important sacred places, closely linked with their religious traditions and history....
    , Punjab
    Punjab (India)

    Punjab is a States and territories of India in northwest India. The Indian state borders the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Chandigarh to the southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest....
    , India
    India

    India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
  • Habitat 67 at Expo 67
    Expo 67

    The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known, was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967....
     World's Fair
    World's Fair

    Universal Exposition or Expo is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the mid-19th century. They are the third largest event in the world in terms of economic and cultural impact, after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games....
    , Montreal, Quebec
  • Skirball Cultural Center
    Skirball Cultural Center

    The Skirball Cultural Center is a facility in Los Angeles, California devoted to Judaism culture and heritage. The center features a museum with regularly-changing exhibitions, film events, music and theater performances, comedy, family, literary and cultural programs....
    , Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
  • Telfair Museum of Art
    Telfair Museum of Art

    The Telfair Museum of Art, located in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, is the Southern United States?s first public art museum. Founded through the bequest of Mary Telfair , a prominent local citizen, the museum opened in 1886 in the Telfair family?s renovated Regency-style mansion....
    , Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah, Georgia
    Savannah, Georgia

    Savannah is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia....
  • The National Gallery of Canada
    National Gallery of Canada

    The National Gallery of Canada , located in the capital city Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries. The Gallery is housed in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill....
    , Ottawa, Ontario
  • City plan for the city of Modi'in
    Modi'in

    Modi'in is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics in 2005 the city had a total population of 68,000....
    , Israel
  • Former Ottawa City Hall
    Old City Hall (Ottawa)

    The building today commonly referred to as the Old City Hall was the building that served as Ottawa's city hall from 1958 to 2000. Today it is officially known as 111 Sussex Drive and is owned by the Government of Canada....
    , Ottawa, Ontario
  • Several major buildings, including the new central museum, opened 2005, at Yad Vashem
    Yad Vashem

    File:Yad Vashem BW 3.JPGYad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
    , Jerusalem, Israel
  • Hebrew Union College
    Hebrew Union College

    The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the oldest Jewish seminary in the Americas and the main seminary for training rabbis, Hazzans, educators and communal workers in Reform Judaism....
    , first phase and Merkaz Shimshon expansion, Jerusalem
    Jerusalem

    Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
    , Israel
    Israel

    Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
  • Mamilla
    Mamilla

    Mamilla was an early neighbourhood constructed outside Jerusalem's Old City west from the Jaffa Gate, and now refers to the $400 million commercial and housing district developed in selected parts of the area....
     Centre and David's Village, Jerusalem
    Jerusalem

    Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
    , Israel
    Israel

    Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
  • Vancouver Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Main Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library
    Salt Lake City Public Library

    hi meganThe Salt Lake City Public Library system's main branch building is an architecturally unique structure in Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah. Located at 210 East 400 South across from the Salt Lake City and County Building and Washington Square, and the grounds around the building is sometimes referred to as Library Square....
    , Salt Lake City, Utah
    Salt Lake City, Utah

    Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC....
  • Airside building of Terminal 3, Ben Gurion International Airport
    Ben Gurion International Airport

    Ben Gurion International Airport The airport is located near the city of Lod, 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv. It is operated by the Israel Airports Authority, a government-owned corporation that manages all public airports and Border controls in the State of Israel....
    , Israel
  • Marina Bay Sands, Singapore's first integrated resort and casino
  • Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

    The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center currently under construction in Downtown Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri, United States....
    , Kansas City
    Kansas City, Missouri

    Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson County, Missouri, Clay County, Missouri, Cass County, Missouri, and Platte County, Missouri counties....
    , Missouri
    Missouri

    Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
  • West Edge, Kansas City
    Kansas City, Missouri

    Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson County, Missouri, Clay County, Missouri, Cass County, Missouri, and Platte County, Missouri counties....
    , Missouri
    Missouri

    Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
  • Toronto-Pearson International Airport, with Skidmore Owings Merrill
  • The Class of 1959 Chapel
    The Class of 1959 Chapel

    The Class of 1959 Chapel is a non-denominational chapel located on the campus of Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designed by Moshe Safdie in 1992, as part of a master plan to complement the existing 1927 campus architecture by McKim, Mead and White that would allow for Business School expansion along the Charles R...
    , Harvard Business School
    Harvard Business School

    Harvard Business School is a business school in the United States. It is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University.Founded in 1908, Harvard Business School started with 59 students....
    , Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England....
  • The Grave of Yitzhak
    Yitzhak Rabin

    was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
     and Leah Rabin
  • The campus of Hebrew College
    Hebrew College

    Hebrew College is an accredited college of Jewish studies in Newton Center, near Boston. Founded in 1921, Hebrew College is committed to Jewish scholarship in a transdenominational academic environment....
     in Newton, Massachusetts
  • The Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
    Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

    The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is a major museum in Montreal, Canada. It was founded in 1860, making it Canada's oldest art institution. It is the city's largest museum and is amongst the most prominents in Canada....
  • The 2003, $190+ million redesign of the Peabody Essex Museum
    Peabody Essex Museum

    The Peabody Essex Museum, originally the Peabody Museum of Salem, in Salem, Massachusetts is the oldest continuously operating museum in the United States, and holds one of the major collections of Asian art in the US; its total holdings include about 1.3 million pieces, as well as twenty-four historic buildings....
     in Salem, Massachusetts
    Salem, Massachusetts

    Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence, Massachusetts are the county seats of Essex County....
  • Eleanor Roosevelt College
    Eleanor Roosevelt College

    Eleanor Roosevelt College is one of the University of California, San Diego#Undergraduate_colleges residential college located on the campus at the University of California, San Diego....
     campus, UC San Diego
  • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (scheduled to open in 2010)
  • United States Institute of Peace
    United States Institute of Peace

    The United States Institute of Peace or USIP, established in 1984, is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by the United States Congress....
     in Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
     (under construction for completion in 2010)
  • The Exploration Place
    Exploration Place

    Exploration Place is a modern science museum, located in the "museums on the river" district in Wichita, Kansas, Kansas, United States. Exhibits include:...
     Science Museum in Wichita
    Wichita, Kansas

    Wichita , is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The 2006 estimated population of 361,420 makes it the 51st largest city in the U.S....
    , Kansas
    Kansas

    The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
  • Coldspring New Town, Baltimore, Maryland
    Baltimore, Maryland

    Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
  • Headquarters for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....


Publications


Safdie

  • Beyond Habitat (1970)
  • For Everyone A Garden (1974)
  • Beyond Habitat by 20 Years (1987)
  • The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision (1998)
  • Yad Vashem - The Architecture of Memory (2006)


Others

  • Moshe Safdie Volume I (1st edition 1996/2nd edition 2009)
  • Moshe Safdie Volume II (2009)


External links

  • , Maayan Magazine, 2006.
  • Zvi Elhyani, Maayan Magazine, 2005
  • Zvi Elhyani, Volume, 2005