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Moshe Safdie: Hero of Habitat
Moshe Safdie achieved worldwide fame when his sensational Habitat pavilion was the showcase of Expo 67. The visionary architect went on to design some of the country's best-known buildings, including the National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver's Library Square and the massive rebuild of Toronto's Pearson Airport. Millions of Canadians experience the power of his architecture daily. CBC looks at Safdie's career.
Last updated: March 22, 2012
Page consulted on April 30, 2013
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Moshe Safdie's undergraduate thesis receives worldwide attention as ce...
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Safdie talks extensively about the concept and the building process.
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Two inhabitants of the controversial Habitat '67 talk about living in ...
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Moshe Safdie describes how his upbringing influenced his ideas and his...
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Safdie describes the impact his homeland has had on his architecture.
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Moshe Safdie joins a group discussion looking back at Expo 67.
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Safdie must consider politics, passions and the weight of history when...
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Photographer Yousuf Karsh gives a tour of Moshe Safdie's new National ...
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Vicki Gabereau talks to Moshe Safdie about his life, his work and the ...
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Safdie speaks about his philosophies of architecture.
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Moshe Safdie returns to Montreal and shows he's willing to put his cli...
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As with many Safdie projects, the new Vancouver library is a little un...
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Architecture critic Adele Freedman and architectural historian Andrew ...
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Thirty years after Habitat, Safdie proposes another radical solution t...
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McGill University's Canadian Architectural Centre launches Safdie webs...
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A play written by Moshe Safdie's son takes a humorous and critical loo...
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Hundreds of volunteers put Toronto's new airport terminal to the test.
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Moshe Safdie achieved worldwide fame when his sensational Habitat pavi...