Moshe Safdie explains that probably more than half of his lifetime
design work is unbuilt, and he considers his unbuilt work to be
some of his most significant work. In this richly illustrated book,
replete with detailed diagrams, sketches, models and studies, Moshe
Safdie explains that for those who design in order to build, not
succeeding in building is never a failure (there are many reasons
why a project might not be built) because these designs are part of
the evolution of an architect's work. This volume is a fascinating
journey through Safdie's thoughts and career, and also a historical
reference of the social and political forces at play at the time.
Not only a treatise on Safdie's unrealised concepts, this book is
also a wonderful affirmation that there is valuable heritage in the
unbuilt. Includes a number of significant projects from around the
globe, including the following: Habitat Original Proposal,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1964; Habitat New York II, New York, New
York, United States 1967; San Francisco State, College Student
Union, San Francisco, California, United States 1967; Pompidou
Centre, Paris, France 1971; Western Wall Precinct, Jerusalem,
Israel 1972; Supreme Court of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel 1985;
Columbus Center, New York, New York, United States 1985; Ballet
Opera House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1987; Museum of Contemporary
Art, Stuttgart, Germany 1990; Superconducting Super Collider
Laboratory, Waxahachie, Texas, United States 1993; Incheon Airport,
Incheon, Korea 2011; Jumeirah Gateway Mosque, Dubai, UAE 2007;
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 2012.
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