Safdie In Jerusalem / [presented by] Moshe Safdie.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Safdie, Moshe, 1938- narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Architectural design--Israel.

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (28 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1979.

Summary:

Moshe Safdie's international fame began with his Habitat housing scheme in Montreal, completed for Expo '67. Since then he has worked in many countries other than Canada - USA, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Iran - and has offices in Montreal, Boston, Baltimore and Jerusalem. At the time of this talk he directed the Urban Design Program at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Born and reared in Israel, Safdie returned to that country in 1969. Now Jerusalem boasts a completed monumental building designed by him - the Rabbinical College near the Western Wall - and several lesser works; whilst other important projects have been undertaken since 1979, including the Western Wall Precinct and the outstanding recently completed Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial) project. He discusses his work before 1980 in this recording (extracted from a talk he gave to the Royal Institute of British Architects in May 1979).

Contents:

Moshe Safdie

The Jerusalem Watershed. Desert & Fertile Plain

Large Model Of Herod's Time

Jewish & Arab Housing

Van Leer House. Restored By Safdie

Van Leer House. Interior

Safdie's Residence In The Old City, Jerusalem

Safdie's Residence In The Old City, Jerusalem. Interior

Safdie's Residence In The Old City, Jerusalem. Domed Terrace

Safdie Design For Habitat Israel

Solar Dome Relationship

Yeshiva Porath Joseph (Rabbinical College). Model

Yeshiva Porath Joseph (Rabbinical College). Use Of Stone

Yeshiva Porath Joseph (Rabbinical College). Dining Room

Yeshiva Porath Joseph (Rabbinical College). Synagogue Lighting

Yeshiva Porath Joseph (Rabbinical College). Prism Stained Glass

Yeshiva Porath Joseph (Rabbinical College). Exterior Views

Mamillah Area Today

Safdie's Mamillah Project. Model

Kotel (Western Wall) Area. As It Is Today

Kotel (Western Wall) Area. Safdie Design Model Superimposed On Site

Kotel (Western Wall) Area. View From Western Wall

Kotel (Western Wall) Area. Geometric Progression

Kotel (Western Wall) Area. Model Seen From The South.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 19, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.