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Moshe safdie
One of the world's most renowned and prolific architects, still engaged in projects across several continents, is reflecting on a career that almost wasn't
Had Moshe Safdie become a farmer, some of the most striking buildings on the planet might never have been built.
Moshe Safdie: ‘‘In practise and person, I have generally transcended the political constraints of being an Israeli architect.’’
One of the world's most noted architects _ as well as urban planner, theorist, educator and author _ Safdie was born in Haifa in 1938 into what he describes as a typical pre-state childhood spent raising bees and chickens and attending Scout meetings with his school chums. He remembers the economic austerity, as well as World War II, yet it was a time of boundless passion for the budding State of Israel.
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- Writer: Avigayil Kadesh
