Patrimony and Architecture

Habitat 67

Patrimony and Architecture
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Built for Expo 67, this seemingly helter-skelter jumble of blocks by Moshe Safdie has become synonymous with the Montréal skyline.
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Habitat 67
Cité-du-Havre
2600 Pierre-Dupuy Avenue
Montréal, QC
H3C 3R6
777
Parc Jean-Drapeau
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The land-filled jetty called Cité-du-Havre was built to protect the harbour from currents and ice. Habitat 67, a housing complex designed for the 1967 World Exhibition by the 23-year-old architect Moshe Safdie, was built on this reclaimed land. An avant-garde design by the day’s standards, Habitat 67 proposed a new lifestyle which hasn’t lost its appeal. Guided tours allow visitors to discover the suspended terraces, Moshe Safdie’s restored apartment, pedestrian walkways and more.

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