Habitat 67 -- Montreal, Canada (1967)

Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie’s thesis project at MCGill University ended up being one of the world’s most recognizable Brutalist buildings, an array of stacked, block-like forms on the St. Lawrence that integrate the airiness of suburban dwellings with the realities of dense urban living. By stacking prefabricated concrete “boxes,” Safdie demonstrated a new way to create apartments. Photo courtesy Graham and Sheila, Creative Commons. Photo 6 of 10 in Art Brut: Revisiting Brutalist Architecture by Patrick Sisson

Art Brut: Revisiting Brutalist Architecture

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Habitat 67 -- Montreal, Canada (1967)

Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie’s thesis project at MCGill University ended up being one of the world’s most recognizable Brutalist buildings, an array of stacked, block-like forms on the St. Lawrence that integrate the airiness of suburban dwellings with the realities of dense urban living. By stacking prefabricated concrete “boxes,” Safdie demonstrated a new way to create apartments. Photo courtesy Graham and Sheila, Creative Commons.