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One of the few good memories at a painful time in my childhood was Expo 67 at Montreal, and the Habitat 67 tour always stuck in my mind.

Not unlike the Japanese Metabolism movement, or perhaps a human formicarium, Habitat 67 was a 1960s experiment in dense, downtown housing that tried to combine the best of urban and suburban living.

Architect Moshe Safdie wanted to integrate the qualities of a suburban home, the access to nature and views into a high-rise.

Built for the 1967 World’s Fair at Montreal, Habitat 67 was also a prototype of an affordable “3D modular building system” that he hoped would “reinvent the apartment building.”
#History #Architecture #Urbanism #UrbanDesign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQaaftbHMi8

Habitat 67 stacks 354 prefabs that get urban/suburban balance

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May 23 at 4:02pmWeb
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As one off-camera interviewer remarks, Safdie's vision did not incorporate features like groceries and other necessities. Note that the affluent resident guide who responds, doesn't see the lack of an integral, mixed-use design as problem, but refers to Habitat 67 as paradise with civilization across the water in Montreal. A stunningly myopic perspective in my opinion.