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Moshe Safdie / edited by Wendy Kohn

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Academy Editions, 1996Description: 344 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cmISBN:
  • 1854904531
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.971 SAF
Contents:
Introduction. - The Medium And Language Of Architecture. - Habitat And After. - Rebuilding Jerusalem. - Trajectories, Traces And Tropes. - Northern Lights. - Moshe Safdie In Conversation. - Early Work. Habitat '67. Habitat Puerto Rico. Tropaco Resort. Habitat Israel. Habitat New York I. Habitat New York II. San Francisco State College Student Union. Pompidou Centre. - Building In Jerusalem. Yeshiva Porat Yosef. Western Wall Precinct. Restoration Of The Jewish Quarter. Mamilla Centre. Hebrew Union College. Yad Vashem Children's Holocaust Memorial. Supreme Court Of Israel. Yad Vashem Holocaust Transport Memorial. Damascus Gate Precinct. - Housing. Ardmore Habitat. Kibbutz Idmit. Callahan Residence. Esplanade Apartments. - Public Buildings. Quebec Museum Of Civilisation. National Gallery Of Canada. Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts. Ballet Opera House. Ottawa City Hall. Museum Of Contemporary Art. Boca Raton Museum Centre. Museum Of Industrial Design, Architecture And Contemporary Art. Sinai Temple. Ford Centre For The Performing Arts. - Education And Research. Morgan Hall. Class Of 1959 Chapel. Neve Ofer Community Center. Rosovsky Hall. Superconducting Super Collider. Skirball Museum And Cultural Center. - Mixed-Use Facilities. Columbus Center. Library Square. - City Design. Keur Farah Pahlavi. Old Port Of Montreal. Simpang New Town. New City Of Modi'in. - Epilogue. Science Center And Children's Museum. - Biography. - Selected Bibliography. - Chronological List Of Buildings And Projects. - Staff List.
Summary: Influenced by the diverse cultures of Canada, Israel and the USA, Moshe Safdie's architecture displays a richly evolving tectonic and spatial sensibility. During 30 years of practice, he has designed public institutions, housing and mixed-use complexes, and developed designs for both existing urban districts and entirely new cities. In this mongraph more than 40 of his projects are illustrated with spectacular photography, original design sketches and text. These works include his seminal Habitat project for the Canadian Expo '67, the National Gallery of Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Vancouver's Library Square in Canada; the Yad Vashem Children's Holocaust Memorial, the Restoration of the Jewish Quarter, Mamilla Center and Hebrew Union College in the city of Jerusalem; the Skirball Museum and Cultural Center in Los Angeles; and urban designs for Montreal, Senegal, Singapore and the new city of Modi'in in Israel. Together, they demonstrate the depth of Safdie's work, and an architectural vocabulary full of light and colour. In his essay 'The Language and Medium of Architecture' and in an interview with Wendy Kohn, Moshe safdie discusses his architecture and influences. Each of the essays, by Michael Sorkin, Paul Goldberger, Witold Rybczynski and Peter G. Rowe, covers a different facet of Safdie's architectural oeuvre. - Front cover.
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Introduction. - The Medium And Language Of Architecture. - Habitat And After. - Rebuilding Jerusalem. - Trajectories, Traces And Tropes. - Northern Lights. - Moshe Safdie In Conversation. - Early Work. Habitat '67. Habitat Puerto Rico. Tropaco Resort. Habitat Israel. Habitat New York I. Habitat New York II. San Francisco State College Student Union. Pompidou Centre. - Building In Jerusalem. Yeshiva Porat Yosef. Western Wall Precinct. Restoration Of The Jewish Quarter. Mamilla Centre. Hebrew Union College. Yad Vashem Children's Holocaust Memorial. Supreme Court Of Israel. Yad Vashem Holocaust Transport Memorial. Damascus Gate Precinct. - Housing. Ardmore Habitat. Kibbutz Idmit. Callahan Residence. Esplanade Apartments. - Public Buildings. Quebec Museum Of Civilisation. National Gallery Of Canada. Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts. Ballet Opera House. Ottawa City Hall. Museum Of Contemporary Art. Boca Raton Museum Centre. Museum Of Industrial Design, Architecture And Contemporary Art. Sinai Temple. Ford Centre For The Performing Arts. - Education And Research. Morgan Hall. Class Of 1959 Chapel. Neve Ofer Community Center. Rosovsky Hall. Superconducting Super Collider. Skirball Museum And Cultural Center. - Mixed-Use Facilities. Columbus Center. Library Square. - City Design. Keur Farah Pahlavi. Old Port Of Montreal. Simpang New Town. New City Of Modi'in. - Epilogue. Science Center And Children's Museum. - Biography. - Selected Bibliography. - Chronological List Of Buildings And Projects. - Staff List.

Influenced by the diverse cultures of Canada, Israel and the USA, Moshe Safdie's architecture displays a richly evolving tectonic and spatial sensibility. During 30 years of practice, he has designed public institutions, housing and mixed-use complexes, and developed designs for both existing urban districts and entirely new cities. In this mongraph more than 40 of his projects are illustrated with spectacular photography, original design sketches and text. These works include his seminal Habitat project for the Canadian Expo '67, the National Gallery of Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Vancouver's Library Square in Canada; the Yad Vashem Children's Holocaust Memorial, the Restoration of the Jewish Quarter, Mamilla Center and Hebrew Union College in the city of Jerusalem; the Skirball Museum and Cultural Center in Los Angeles; and urban designs for Montreal, Senegal, Singapore and the new city of Modi'in in Israel. Together, they demonstrate the depth of Safdie's work, and an architectural vocabulary full of light and colour. In his essay 'The Language and Medium of Architecture' and in an interview with Wendy Kohn, Moshe safdie discusses his architecture and influences. Each of the essays, by Michael Sorkin, Paul Goldberger, Witold Rybczynski and Peter G. Rowe, covers a different facet of Safdie's architectural oeuvre. - Front cover.