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  • Built in 2009 in conjunction with Italian designer Piero Lissoni, the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem fuses historic buildings with contemporary architecture. Photo by Timothy Hursley.

  • Inside the lobby of the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem. Photo by Ardon Bar Hama.

  • The United States Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington, D.C. was built in 2011, occupying the last remaining spot in the National Mall facing the Lincoln Memorial. Photo by Timothy Hursley.

  • Moshe Safdie’s sketch of the United States Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington D.C. Photo courtesy of Safdie Architects.

  • A view of the Lincoln Memorial from the atrium of the United States Institute of Peace Headquarters in Washington D.C. Photo by Timothy Hursley.

  • The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas is made up of a number of independent structures that form a series of pavilions and two separate ponds. Photo by Timothy Hursley.

  • The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri was built in 2011 and comprises three performance spaces: a proscenium theatre, a concert hall, and a banquet hall. Photo by Timothy Hursley.

  • The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. Photo courtesy of Safdie Architects.

  • The Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, located in Anandpur Sahib, India (near Chandigarh) is a museum of Sikh history. The galleries are clustered in groups of five to reflect the Five Virtues, a central principle of Sikh faith. Photo by Ram Rahman.

  • Moshe Safdie’s sketch of the Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex. Photo courtesy of Safdie Architects.

  • The Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore includes more than 121,000 metres of world-class convention and exhibition facilities, three 55-storey, 2,560-room hotel towers, the ArtScience Museum, a casino, and an outdoor event plaza. Photo by Timothy Hursley.

  • Moshe Safdie’s sketch of the Marina Bay Sands resort. Photo courtesy of Safdie Architects.

  • The design of the ArtScience Museum at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore is inspired by a lotus flower. The structure consists of 10 “fingers”, each revealing different gallery spaces. Photo by Chia Ming Chien.

  • An aerial view of the SkyPark at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Photo by Frank Pinckers.

  • Moshe Safdie’s latest project to open is the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California. The Center includes a Jewish-American museum, exhibition galleries, and two auditoriums. Photo by Timothy Hursley.

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The Projects of Moshe Safdie, 2008–2013

Building legacies.

Israeli-born, Canadian-raised, and Boston-based architect Moshe Safdie has built dozens of celebrated buildings, ranging from the massive Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Missouri and the United States Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The connecting thread between such a diverse array of projects is what the practitioner calls “inherent buildability.” As Safdie told NUVO contributor Christopher Hume, “Architecture is not about building the impossible, which we can do if we have enough money and enough tools and enough computers. It is about building what is appropriate and about attaining beauty through such an approach.” Here, we continue our journey through Safdie’s renowned works with a selection created between the years 2008–2013.

View a selection of Moshe Safdie’s projects from 1967-2007.

Read more about Moshe Safdie.

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February 6, 2014
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