Moshe Safdie

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Moshe Safdie CC FRAIC OAA FAIA
Safdie in 2017
Born	(1938-07-14) July 14, 1938 (age 86) Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
Nationality	Israeli, Canadian, American[1]
Alma mater	McGill School of Architecture
Occupation(s)	Architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, author
Spouses	Nina Nusynowicz ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1981)​ Michal Ronnen ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	4, including Oren
Awards	See list: Gold Medal, American Institute of Architects Companion of the Order of Canada Gold Medal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Lifetime Achievement, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Wolf Prize
Practice	Safdie Architects (est. 1964)
Projects	See list: Habitat 67 Marina Bay Sands Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Virasat-e-Khalsa Jewel Changi Airport
Website	safdiearchitects.com

Moshe Safdie CC FRAIC OAA FAIA (Hebrew: משה ספדיה; born July 14, 1938) is an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. He is known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design throughout his six-decade career. His projects include cultural, educational, and civic institutions such as neighborhoods and public parks, housing, mixed-use urban centers, and airports. He also had master plans for existing communities and entirely new cities in the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.^[2] Safdie is most identified with designing Marina Bay Sands and Jewel Changi Airport, as well as his debut project Habitat 67, which was originally conceived as his thesis at McGill University.^[3] He holds legal citizenship in Israel, Canada, and the United States.^[4]