David Joshua Azrieli, CM, CQ (Hebrew: דוד עזריאלי; born May 10, 1922) is a Canadian builder, designer, architect, developer and philanthropist.
Born in Makow, Poland, he fled Europe during World War II for Palestine. He studied architecture at the Technion. He fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After immigrating to Montreal in 1954 he established his building business, beginning with small duplexes and working his way up to apartment buildings...
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David Joshua Azrieli, CM, CQ (Hebrew: דוד עזריאלי; born May 10, 1922) is a Canadian builder, designer, architect, developer and philanthropist.
Born in Makow, Poland, he fled Europe during World War II for Palestine. He studied architecture at the Technion. He fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After immigrating to Montreal in 1954 he established his building business, beginning with small duplexes and working his way up to apartment buildings and later on shopping malls. the company is now called Canpro Investments . At the age of seventy-five he received his master's degree in architecture from Carleton University.
He married Stephanie and the couple have four children: Rafi, Sharon, Naomi and Danna.
Azrieli's innovative architectural vision can be seen in the office buildings, high-rise residences, office towers and shopping centres he has built in Canada, the United States and Israel. His two companies - Montreal-based Canpro Investments Ltd. and Tel-Aviv-based Canit Investment...
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