Moshe Safdie joins the podcast to discuss his new memoir, how he turned his college thesis into Montreal’s Habitat 67, and redefining how people interact with the built environment.
The $1.26 billion development, which opens to the public today, combines retail, restaurants, entertainment venues, and lush gardens under a vast toroidal glass roof.
Developed for the 1967 World’s Fair in Montreal, this utopian modular-housing system married urban density with the spaciousness and individuality of suburban houses.
Beginning with an innovative multi-unit housing project he built in Montreal nearly 50 years ago, Moshe Safdie, this year's AIA Gold Medal–winner, presides over a successful global practice, creating large-scale mixed-use complexes while keeping a firm hand on nearly every aspect of design.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced Moshe Safdie and Ehrlich Architects as recipients, respectively, of its 2015 Gold Medal and Architecture Firm Award, the organization’s highest honors.
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