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Interviewee:
Safdie, Moshe, 1938-  Search this
Interviewer:
Goodwin, George M.  Search this
Names:
Gehry, Frank O., 1929-  Search this
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974  Search this
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965  Search this
Meier, Richard, 1934-  Search this
Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953  Search this
Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970  Search this
Schindler, R. M. (Rudolph M.), 1887-1953  Search this
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959  Search this
Extent:
2 Items (sound cassettes (3 hrs.) : typescript summary (5 p.), analog +)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1992 Feb.1 - Oct. 17
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Moshe Safdie conducted 1992 Feb. 1-Oct. 17 by George M. Goodwin. Safdie discusses becoming an architect; moving from Israel to Canada at 15, his family background; attending McGill University; the work of Erich Mendelsohn in Palestine; his relationship to Richard Meier; and the work of other architects, including Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Frank Gehry, R.M. Schindler, and Richard Neutra; how being a Jew is central to his identity and his work; his significant buildings; critics' attitudes; clients' response; and 1992 projects.
Biographical / Historical:
Moshe Safdie (1938-) is an architect with American, Canadian, and Israeli citizenship. He designed Habitat 67 in Montreal and is a longtime educator.
Provenance:
Donated by George M. Goodwin in 1992.
Restrictions:
Untranscribed; use requires an appointment.
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Architects -- Canada -- Interviews  Search this
Architects -- Israel -- Interviews  Search this
Architects -- United States -- Interviews  Search this
Jewish architects  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.safdmosh
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d7246ed9-8022-47a4-b2cd-ed049c3393f8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-safdmosh