Canadian architect Moshe Safdie designed and built this extraordinary experimental housing complex made up of modular concrete units for the 1967 World Expo in Montreal. Named Habitat 67, the apartment complex was Safdie’s attempt to redesign urban living, provide affordable housing and create a community complete with shops and a school. All of the units were prefabricated on-site, and each has its own rooftop garden space located on the roof of the neighbor below.
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A great work of Mr. Safdie ,
Passez voir de nombreuses photos sur le site du courtier immobilier de l’Habitat 67.
Des nouvelles photos et descriptions sont toujours ajoutées afin de montrer les propriétés à vendre ou à louer.
Dans le haut de chaque page, des nouvelles photos sont mises à jour afin de refléter l’image d’Habitat 67 sur http://www.rslefebvre.com
À voir…!
ElHábita de Montreal en 1967 es casi un buen ejemplo del dominio que los arquitectos deben tener de su oficio profesional como un todo. Moshe Safdie nos ofrece la oportunidad de aprender de su experiencia, una experienciencia fuera del espacio y el tiempo en que se vive. Ése, es el trabajo de un visionario de la arquitectura. Sin embargo, su dominio de la forma, la función, la estructura, y los sistemas constructivos hacen realidad el trabajo creativo del arquitecto; siempre y cuando se consideren los aspectos complementarios del mismo, la integración social, su pertinencia en el momento histórico de su construcción, sin olvidar que las condiciones económicas, suelen ser el “talón de Aquiles” de las obras arquitectónicas. Rafael Horta.