Moshe Safdie, CC, FAIA, FRAIC, OAA, SIA

Throughout his 60-year career, Moshe Safdie has revolutionized the landscape of design as an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author, exploring the essential principles of ethical development through a comprehensive and humane philosophy. His wide range of spatial accomplishments include cultural, educational, and civic institutions; neighborhoods and public parks; housing; mixed-use urban centers and airports; as well as master plans for existing communities and brand-new cities. A citizen of Israel, Canada, and the U.S., Safdie has designed projects across North and South America, the Middle East, and Asia.

Safdie has received numerous awards, honorary degrees, and civil accolades including the Companion of the Order of Canada, the Gold Medal from both the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the American Institute of Architects, the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and recently the Wolf Prize in Architecture, awarded for a career motivated by the social concerns of architecture and formal experimentation.