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Title	HABITAT '67
View	Close view of one unit with terrace above
Notes	dwelling
Work Type	experimental housing affordable housing apartment exposition architecture
Style/Period	Modern Brutalism
Creator Name	Safdie, Moshe
Creator Nationality	Canadian
Date.Creator Birth	born 1938
Date.Creator Death	1997
Major Design Aspects	stacked elements prefabricated units planned community futuristic prominent
Elements & Spatial Types	roof terrace
Climate Type	cold temperate
Country	Canada
City	Montreal (Montréal)
State/Province	Quebec (Québec)
Architectural Material	concrete, glass
Structural System	stacked prefabricated modular concrete units
Dates	1967
Century	20
Designation/Awards/Inscriptions	city landmark
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	7/31/1989
Subject Information	Habitat is a model community constructed along the St. Lawrence River in Montreal (Montréal), composed of 354 prefabricated modules which combine to form a three-dimensional space structure. The modules, or 'boxes' as they are known, are connected in varying combinations to create 158 residences ranging from 600 ft2 to 1,700 ft2. Pedestrian streets serve as horizontal circulation throughout the entire complex. Habitat '67 was the realisation of Moshe Safdie's thesis titled A Case for City Living, A Study of Three Urban High Density Housing Systems for Community Development' and was also the major theme exhibition of the 1967 Montreal (Montréal) World Exposition.' Source: the Moshe Safdie Archives at McGill University, Montreal (Montréal)
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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