Moshe Safdie

Moshe Safdie (born 1938) is a Canadian architect, urban planner and writer.

Moshe Safdie in brief

Born
1938
Known for
architect, urban planner, writer and university teacher
Place of birth
Haifa
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Overview

Born at Haifa in 1938.

In detail

Moshe Safdie studied at McGill University and Westmount High School. the recorded working language is English and French.

The field of work recorded is architecture.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Montreal and Philadelphia. Employment is recorded with Harvard University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Louis Kahn. Positions recorded include head of department. Membership is recorded of American Institute of Architects, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

Works named in the authority record are Habitat 67, National Gallery of Canada, Musée de la civilisation and Beating the Odds Together: 50 Years of Singapore-Israel Ties.

Work by Moshe Safdie is recorded in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Companion of the Order of Canada, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Wolf Prize in Architecture and Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Moshe Safdie”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q220944: Moshe Safdie

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