- 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 celebrates it’s 50th anniversary this year, and a new exhibit explores the iconic project and the visionary architect behind it — Moshe Safdie.
- Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67 and Habitat 67 became a thematic pavilion visited by thousands of visitors.
- Habitat 67, or simply Habitat, is a housing complex at Cité du Havre, on the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by...
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- 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.
- Habitat 67 is attributable to the architectural style of Brutalism and Structuralism and is considered a European-style imitation of the style of Japanese Metabolists.
- In its built form, Habitat 67 is an iconic cluster of 354 interconnected, concrete boxes. Each box is about 600 sq. feet and weighs 90 tons.
- 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