We're not sure we could ever gain actual access inside the Habitat '67 building designed by Moshe Safdie for Montreal's World Expo of 1967. But we found some cool shots of Safdie's own unit in the building, along with some old interior shots of the building when it was new...
For more shots of Moshe Safdie's home in Habitat '67, go to architypes.net. And check out McGill University's archive of construction drawings, construction photographs, and interiors at Project Habitat Revisited.
Finally, Dwell published a feature on Montreal and the 1967 World Expo last year and you can read some of it here.
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From time to time, a unit goes on sale and I've heard of people making appointments just to see the inside of the famed building. And who knows, you might meet someone who lives there and is all too happy to give you a tour!
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cool!
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Those Habitat units now go for a crapload of money. Some even have interior pools! And to think they were designed for '"the people". I still love them... But I don't think I would like to live in that part of the city, since I don't have a car and it's in the middle of nowhere. But oh, that view!
My dad was studying architecture back then and still has some slides of the construction work!
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The Montreal Gazette had some photos from a tour they did of a couple of the Habitat '67 units. They're very classy, and the building is rather striking.
Some of the tenants are more than willing to show off their homes. I tried to pull up the article, but I can't find it in the archives.
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I saw one for sale a few years ago. The owners had completely 80s-ized the place. It was all English Country Look chintz and tacked-on boiserie.
I think if you live in an architecturally distinctive space -- even if it's not your personal taste -- you have an obligation not to desecrate it.
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