Moshe Safdie
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Moshe Safdie is an architect, urban planner, educator, and author. He is well known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design throughout his six-decade career. Safdie is most identif
Safdie in 2017
Habitat 67, in Montreal
Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore, 2019
Habitat 67 (view showing blue sky through voids in the structure)
Habitat 67
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Habitat 67, or just Habitat, is a housing complex at Cité du Havre, on the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by Israeli-Canadian-American architect Moshe Safdie. It originated i
Moshe Safdie
…six-decade career. Safdie is most identified with designing Marina Bay Sands and Jewel Changi Airport, both in Singapore, as well as his debut project, Habitat 67 in Montreal, which was originally conceived as his thesis at McGill University. His projects include cultural, educational, and civic institutions such…
Habitat 67 viewed from street level in 2019
Inside the complex: a semi-covered walkway connecting two sections of units
Habitat 67's interlocking forms, connected walkways and landscaped terraces were key in achieving Safdie's goal of a private and natural environment within the limits of a dense urban space.
Habitat 67, southwest view