Moshe Safdie: Beyond Habitat

by Moshe Safdie

[ MIT, 1970, first edition] COLLECTORS FINE w/ fine dustjacket protected in mylar cover. Interior pages fine. 244 pages with 55 b&w photos. --Beyond Habitat is a highly personal statement covering the author's life and career before Habitat, the housing exhibit of Expo 67 in Montreal, his struggle to transform Habitat from a "design solution" on paper to a living reality, and his general ideas on housing and other matters since its completion. [New York, NY]

Genres: Architecture

244 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1986

About the author

Moshe Safdie was born in Haifa, Israel to a Syrian Jewish family. His family moved to Montreal, Canada, in 1953. In 1959, Safdie married Nina Nusynowicz. The couple had two children, a daughter and a son. His son Oren Safdie is a playwright who has written several plays about architecture including Private Jokes, Public Places.[2] His daughter Taal is an architect in San Diego, a partner of the firm Safdie Rabines Architects.[3]

In 1961, Safdie graduated from McGill University with a degree in architecture. In 1981, Safdie married Michal Ronnen, a photographer, with whom he has two daughters, Carmelle and Yasmin. Carmelle Safdie is an artist, and Yasmin Safdie is a social worker. Safdie is the uncle of Dov Charney, founder and former CEO of American Apparel.

Reviews

[Gokul · Rating 5 out of 5]

good one