Moshe Safdie - Definition and Overview

Moshe Safdie (born July 14, 1938) is a famous Canadian architect. He was born in the town of Haifa in the British Mandate of Palestine and emigrated to Montreal, Canada. He apprenticed under Louis Kahn in Philadelphia. He is most famous for his ideas of cellular residences that could be lifted into place like LEGO blocks. This was actually constructed as the Habitat 67 project. In 1986 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. His current office is in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Important works include:

• Habitat 67 at Expo '67 World's Fair, Montreal, Quebec
• Coldspring New Town, Baltimore, Maryland
• The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
• Vancouver Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Main Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah

External links

• The Safdie Hypermedia Archive (http://cac.mcgill.ca/safdie/) at McGill University.
• Moshe Safdie and Associates (http://www.msafdie.com/)