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The American Society of Landscape Architects Fund has awarded Safdie Architects Designer Mojtaba Nabavi and his team for the project “Post-Carceral Justice: Reclaiming the Bronx's Transitional Margins” the Honor Award for Student collaboration. Rikers Island, in the southern Bronx, NYC, currently houses ten detention facilities and over 6,000 inmates and is set to close by 2027 to be replaced with a borough-based jail system. This proposal and multi-scalar design intervention argue that Rikers can play an even more significant role in serving justice after the prison closure, becoming a catalyst for reducing systematic injustice by converting one of the Bronx's weaknesses—its prevalence of marginal landscapes, including Rikers itself—into a strength. Targeting New York's 43% recidivism rate, it proposes that a transformed Rikers could pilot improvements for over 2,400 marginal landscapes in the Bronx, aiming to break the cycle of reoffending and re-incarceration. Learn more about the project and award here: https://lnkd.in/eFpqCFEq #SafdieArchitects #safdie #architecture #landscaparchitect #architecturestudent #architectureaward

After assisting Moshe in researching for his memoir, and her involvement in the exhibit "With Intention to Build" at the Boston Architectural College, Associate Natalie Wanjek turned her narrative and analytical eye to fine tuning the curation of projects, models and schemes on display in our Somerville office. #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #Architecture #Architects #OfficeTour #ArchitectureTour #ArchitectureModel

Meet the Safdie Architects Summer 2024 Intern Cohort! Here's a bit about the team in order of appearance: Pui Ki (Betty) Ng is a rising 5th year architecture student from Rhode Island School of Design. Bryan Kim is a Master of Architecture student at University of California, Berkeley. Ray Wang is originally from Taiwan, and practiced architecture in Taipei. He now is a Master of Science in Architecture Studies, Urbanism student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Andrés Lira Vigneaux is an architect from Santiago de Chile. He is currently in a post-graduate program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Ernest T. is a Master of Architecture student at the University of Southern California. Thanks for joining our team this summer, and hope you're back to school in Safdie style. #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #Architects #Architecture #Interns #Internship #ArchitectureStudent #ArchitectureInterns #ArchitectureStudents #SummerInterns

"With its distinctive design of 3 buildings in a row, connected on top by a structure that looks like a ship, Marina Bay Sands has become a landmark of the country that anyone who visits must take a picture of at least once," writes Forbes Thailand Read the full article below. #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #MarinaBaySands #Singapore #SingaporeArchitecture #Architecture #Architect

"Designed by Safdie Architects, this airport is frequently recognized as the best in the world. The most famous part of the airport is the Jewel Changi Airport Terminal, renowned for its green design and the world's highest indoor waterfall. Water cascades from the top of the steel dome, creating a breathtaking spectacle for travelers," writes RBC Ukraine Read the full article below. #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #Architecture #Architect #JewelChangi #ChangiAirport

"Safdie Architects projects are characterized by their integration of nature into urban spaces, promoting designs that are both aesthetically beautiful and functionally sustainable," writes Ali Serim for The Times of Israel Read the full article below. #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #Article #TheTimesofIsreal #Sustainable #Building #Architecture #Architect #UrbanDesign

Trees provide oxygen. People need oxygen. "Located in São Paulo, Brazil, the Albert Einstein Brazilian Israeli Beneficent Society Learning and Research Center (Albert Einstein LRC) has all the requirements to become one of the most advanced institutions and a reference in medical and health studies and research in South America," writes Eduardo Seiji Yamada for the cover story of ASHRAE Journal. Read the full article below. #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #ForEveryoneAGarden #SãoPaulo #Brazil #Architecture #Architect #ResearchInstitution #Education #Atrium #UrbanOasis

"Whether it looks like a boat, three decks of cards, or is simply an ingenious design by architect Moshe Safdie, Marina Bay Sands has become synonymous with the Singapore skyline since it opened in 2010 — and now, it’s recently undergone a billion-dollar renovation, majorly upgrading more than 1,000 rooms in Towers 1 and 2. (Tower 3’s transformation is coming)," writes Travel + Leisure Co. Read the full article below. #SafdieArchitects #MosheSafdie #Safdie #MarinaBaySands #Singapore #Architecture #Architect #HotelDesign #MixedUse #UrbanDesign

“Being able to collaborate on a project in a year-round comfortable climate with both an ambitious client and a creative structural engineer, Uribe Schwarzkopf presented a unique opportunity to advance our experimental thinking on housing typology. The result is Qorner’s unique design, which combines a fractalized structure, hanging gardens, and generous indoor and outdoor living,” said Senior Partner Sean Scensor. Learn more about the recently completed project in Quito, Ecuador here: https://lnkd.in/ebfUXFwP Video by Reinhosler PH #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #Qorner #Quito #Ecuador #ResidentialDesign #Housing #FutureCity #UrbanDesign #Architecture #Architect

"Look for an exceptional site, an adequate budget, and an interesting program. Most importantly, choose your client discerningly," Senior Partner Christopher Mulvey told Archinect about pursuing international work. “The team of collaborators and specialists becomes more important when you are working in new territory or on a new project type,” Safdie’s Christopher Mulvey advises other firms. “Try to assemble a team with whom you have built mutual trust and can develop a shared language, and who can add intrinsic value (and local knowledge) to the assignment.” Read the full article below. #SafdieArchitects #Safdie #MosheSafdie #ChrisMulvey #Architecture #Architect #FutureCity #UrbanDesign