- Our series on Brutalist architecture looks at Habitat 67, the experimental modular housing presented by Moshe Safdie at the 1967 World Expo in Montreal.
- Habitat 67 is a display of urban density, designed to be visible as such from the centre of old Montreal.
- Habitat ’67 is a private residence and cannot be toured, but it is worth a visit, if only for the exterior view, as it looks more impressive in real life than in any photo.
- Habitat 67, or simply Habitat is a model community and housing complex built as an experimental solution for high-quality housing in dense urban environments
- Perhaps the most iconic piece of architecture in Montreal is Habitat 67, designed by Israeli/Canadian architect Moshe Safdie for the city’s World Expo.
- Indeed, Habitat 67 is located on a man-made peninsula created especially for Expo 67. I mention this because I previously thought the building was abandoned.
- Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67 and Habitat 67 became a thematic pavilion visited by thousands of visitors.
- This is Habitat 67, a housing complex that was designed by Moshe Safdie as part of his graduate thesis while studying architecture at McGill University.
- Architect Moshe Safdie, a Canadian-Israeli architect still in his 20s at the time, was the mastermind behind Habitat 67’s unique conception.