Pioneering Habitat ?67 Exhibition, Montreal Design, Architect Moshe Safdie Show, Canadian Architecture Images
Pioneering Habitat ?67 Exhibition in Montreal
Moshe Safdie Architecture Show at UQAM in Canada – curator Donald Albrecht
28 Apr 2017
Pioneering Habitat ?67 Exhibition in Montreal
Curated by Donald Albrecht
Location: UQAM Centre de Design, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Dates: June 1st to August 13th 2017, noon to 6 pm (Tuesday to Sunday), Free admission
Montreal Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Architect Moshe Safdie?s Pioneering Habitat ?67 With a New Exhibition at UQAM Centre de Design / June 1 through August 13, 2017

image by Timothy Hursley
This summer, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Centre de Design will host a special exhibition examining architect Moshe Safdie?s pioneering urban housing complex Habitat ?67, its manifestation over the course of Safdie?s global career, and its lasting influence on the architectural field at large. A Canadian National Heritage Site and living landmark, Habitat ?67 evolved from Safdie?s thesis project at McGill University and was commissioned by the Canadian government, the province of Quebec, and the city of Montreal as a major, living exhibition for the 1967 World?s Exposition. From the moment it opened, Habitat ?67 captured the international public imagination and has become an enduring icon of Expo ?67 and Canadian pride. It remains to this day a source of inspiration for architecture devoted to human...