Moshe Safdie, 28-year-old Israeli architect whose revolutionary concept of design for multiple dwellings attracted world-wide attention through “Habitat ’67” in Montreal, has been commissioned to design a 600-unit public housing project in Washington, it was revealed here.
Under Secretary Robert C. Wood, of the Department of Housing and Development, said Mr. Safdie had been authorized to try to adapt his design concepts to see whether they “come within the perimeter of public housing cost.” He has been given six sites here to consider for a “feasibility study.” “It looks as if we can do it,” he said.
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