Editing Moshe Safdie (section)

==Career==
In 1964, Safdie established Safdie Architects in [[Montreal]] to undertake work on [[Habitat 67]], an adaptation of his thesis at [[McGill University]].<ref name="cac.mcgill-safdie-bio">{{cite web |url=https://cac.mcgill.ca/moshesafdie/biography.html |title=Biography |publisher=[[McGill University Library]] |access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Safdie Architects |url=https://www.safdiearchitects.com/practice/safdie-architects |access-date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>  [[Habitat 67]] was selected by Canada as a central feature of [[Expo 67]]. The project launched the design and implementation of [[three-dimensional space|three-dimensional]], [[prefabrication|prefabricated]] units for living. Safdie designed the complex as a neighborhood with open spaces, garden terraces, and many other amenities typically reserved for the single-family home and adapted to a high-density urban environment.<ref>{{cite book |title=For Everyone a Garden |last=Safdie |first=Moshe |editor-last=Wolin |editor-first=Judith |publisher=The M.I.T. Press |date=1974 |isbn=0262191083}}</ref>

[[File:Habitat 67 (8126451745).jpg|thumb|right|[[Habitat 67]], in Montreal]]

In 1970, Safdie established a branch office of his practice in [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="cac.mcgill-safdie-bio"/> During this period, Safdie combined his interests in social activism and advanced technologies with respect for historical and regional context.<ref name="isbn-9781785510281">{{cite book |title=Global Citizen: The Architecture of Moshe Safdie |last1=Albrecht |first1=Donald |last2=Williams |first2=Sarah |author-link2= |last3=Safdie |first3=Moshe |year=2010 |author-link3=Moshe Safdie |publisher=Scala Arts Publishers, Inc. |page=27 |isbn=9781785510281}}</ref> He worked on the restoration of the Old City and the construction of [[Mamilla Mall]], linking old and new cities. Other significant works in Israel include the [[Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut|New City of Modi’in]], the [[Yad Vashem]] Holocaust History Museum, [[Yitzhak Rabin Center]] for Israel Studies, [[Ben Gurion Airport|Ben Gurion International Airport]], [[Schottenstein campus|National Campus for the Archeology of Israel]], multiple projects for [[Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion|Hebrew Union College]], and others. During this period, Safdie also worked with leaders in [[Senegal]] and [[Iran]].<ref name="cac.mcgill-safdie-bio"/> Safdie was consulted on integrated geometry during the development of the [[Merkava]] tank by General [[Israel Tal]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sadfie |first1=Moshe |editor1-last=Galison |editor1-first=Peter |editor2-last=Thompson |editor2-first=Emily |title=The Architecture of Science |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=978-0-262-52645-6 |pages=481–482 |chapter=The Architecture of Science: From D’Arcy Thompson to the SSC|date=January 28, 1999|chapter-url=https://www.fulcrum.org/epubs/0g354j00z?locale=en#page=507 }}</ref>

Later, Safdie received commissions for public buildings in Canada: the [[National Gallery of Canada]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bozikovic |first=Alex |date=July 25, 2022 |title=A world-famous architect asks: Why did his Toronto design disappear? |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-rail-deck-development/ |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> the [[Musée de la civilisation|Quebec Museum of Civilization]], and [[Vancouver Public Library|Vancouver Library Square]]. Other notable cultural works include the [[Virasat-e-Khalsa|Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex]], the national museum of the [[Sikhs|Sikh]] people in [[Punjab, India]]; the [[United States Institute of Peace Headquarters]] on the Mall in Washington, DC; the [[Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]; and the [[Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art]] in [[Bentonville, Arkansas]].

Safdie has worked on projects in [[emerging markets]], and brought projects to completion in shorter periods, at larger scales.<ref name="isbn-9781785510281"/> including: [[Marina Bay Sands]], a mixed-use resort integrated with Singapore's iconic Skypark; [[Jewel Changi Airport]], a new community-centric airport typology combining marketplace and garden; and [[Raffles City Chongqing]], a mixed-use development featuring over one million square meters of housing, office, retail, transportation, and hotel programs. To connect four towers in [[Chongqing|Chongqing, China]], he designed a sky bridge that has been referred to as the world's longest "Horizontal Skyscraper".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/worlds-longest-horizontal-skyscraper-topped-out-04-03-2019/ |title=World's Longest 'Horizontal Skyscraper' Topped Out |date=March 4, 2019 |publisher=New Civil Engineering |access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> Safdie and his team have used sky bridges and multi-level connectivity in other projects to make skyscrapers more accessible.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ctbuh2019.com/other-info/50-influential-buildings/ |title=The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years |publisher=[[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]] |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010160716/https://ctbuh2019.com/other-info/50-influential-buildings/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://awards.ctbuh.org/media/2020-lifetime-10-year-fellows/ |title=10-Year Award of Excellence Winners |publisher= [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]] |access-date=February 5, 2020}}</ref>

===Practice===
Today, Safdie Architects is headquartered in [[Somerville, Massachusetts]], near Harvard University, with additional offices in [[Jerusalem]], Toronto, Shanghai, and Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archinect.com/safdiearchitects |title=Archinect Firms |access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref> The business is organized as a partnership.<ref name="3jwvt7BH0aT5iYDbDK7Z-A">{{cite web |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3jwvt7BH0aT5iYDbDK7Z-A |title=Exclusive visit: Safdie Architects |publisher=[[Architectural Digest]] China |access-date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>

Safdie formed a research program within his office to pursue the advanced investigation of design topics. The practice-oriented [[fellowship]] explores speculative ideas outside normal business practice constraints. Fellows work independently with Safdie and firm principals to formulate specific proposals and research plans. The salaried position is in-residence, with full access to project teams and outside consultants. Past fellowships include Habitat of the Future, Mobility on Demand, and Tall Buildings in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.safdiearchitects.com/practice/safdie-architects-research-fellowship |title=Safdie Architects Research Fellowship |access-date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>

In December 2023, Safdie Architects announced it was suspending its involvement in controversial hotel development in Jerusalem's Armenian quarter, citing "controversy surrounding the land lease agreement".<ref>Safdie Architects respond to participation in the Armenian Quarter land lease deal [https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/safdie-architects-respond-to-involvement-in-the-armenian-quarter-land-lease-deal/]</ref> This followed an attack by some 30 armed masked individuals on Armenian community members holding a vigil at the site. The Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem accused Danny Rothman, Safdie Architects' client for the project, of organizing the attack.<ref>Jerusalem's Armenian community attacked by a mob amid land dispute, Civilnet report [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Xz5g_HEOY]</ref>

===Academia===
In 1978, after teaching at [[McGill University|McGill]], [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev|Ben Gurion]], and [[Yale]] universities, Safdie was appointed Director of the [[Urban Design]] Program at [[Harvard University]]'s [[Harvard Graduate School of Design|Graduate School of Design (GSD)]] and moved to [[Boston]], Massachusetts. He served as Director until 1984. From 1984 to 1989, he was the Ian Woodner Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Harvard.<ref>{{cite book |title=Safdie |publisher=The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd |date=2014 |location=Australia |isbn=9781864705591}}</ref> Safdie continues to work closely with the GSD, frequently teaching design studio; Notably, Rethinking the Humanist High-Rise (2019) and Rethinking Hudson Yards (2017).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/course/re-thinking-a-humanist-skyscraper-city-spring-2019/ |title=Re-thinking a Humanist Skyscraper City |publisher=[[Harvard University Graduate School of Design]] |access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/course/the-high-line-as-urban-spine-spring-2017/ |title=The High Line as Urban Spine |publisher=[[Harvard University Graduate School of Design]] |access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref>