anIsraeli/Canadian/American architect, urban designer, educator, theorist, and author. He is most identified withHabitat 67, which paved the way for his international career. Moshe Safdie's works are known for their dramatic curves, arrays of geometric patterns, use of windows, and key placement of open and green spaces. His writings and designs stress the need to create meaningful, vital, and inclusive spaces that enhance community, with special attention to the essence of a particular locale, geography, and culture. He is a self-described modernist.