Moshe Safdie
August, 1968
Last year, the London Times described Moshe Safdie as "one of the most brilliant architects in the world, the rightful heir to Le Corbusier." The recipient of this extravagant accolade is the designer of Habitat--Expo 67's sprawling show place of city housing somewhat reminiscent of American pueblo cliff dwellings. Just 30 years old, Israeli-born Safdie went to Canada in 1954 and a year later enrolled at Montreal's McGill University, where he conceived the idea of a modular housing sys...
