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First Principles

As a practice, Safdie Architects engages with contemporary building challenges with uncommon clarity and imagination, grounded in purpose. These first principles are derived from how we think, and the values which drive us, both professionally and personally. Collectively, they form a distinctive way of practicing, grounded by a common culture and ethos.

Creating Communities

Rising to the Symbolic

Responding to the Essence of Place

Shaping the Public Realm

Fitness to Purpose

Working with Nature and Resources

Inherently Buildable

Humanizing the Megascale

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