Buildings and Structures

Habitat 67

Residential Buildings

Citation Formats

General Reference

Architecture and Design Atlas. "Habitat 67." Accessed September 9, 2026. https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/buildings/habitat-67.

APA Style

Architecture and Design Atlas. (n.d.). Habitat 67. Retrieved September 9, 2026, from https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/buildings/habitat-67

BibTeX

@misc{architectureanddesignatlas-habitat-67,
  author = {Architecture and Design Atlas},
  title = {Habitat 67},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/buildings/habitat-67},
  note = {Accessed September 9, 2026}
}

Stacked Cubic Modules

Habitat 67, or simply Habitat, is a housing complex at Cite du Havre on the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by the Israeli-Canadian-American architect Moshe Safdie. It originated in his master's thesis at the School of Architecture at McGill University, and an amended version was built for Expo 67, the World's Fair held from April to October 1967; it is considered an architectural landmark and a recognized building in Montreal.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Expo 67, Montreal

Uses Element

Precast Concrete

Built from 354 identical prefabricated precast-concrete modules, craned into place and stacked in varying arrangements.

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