Canada 2024 - Montreal II

In October of 2024 I took a road trip through Canada with stops in Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City. Although I have visited Windsor many times in recent years, I had not been to Toronto since middle school and I had never visited either Montreal or Quebec City. Naturally many of the things I wanted to see were architecturally significant, but I wanted to walk around and just experience these places as best as I could in the short amount of time I was visiting. Six days wasn’t nearly enough time but I did my best to see as much as I could. These images represent my favorites from my short romp.

This entry consists mostly of Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. It was a beautiful sunny morning and I couldn’t have pictured a better time to experience the development in all of its’ glory. Some hate on brutalism and concrete, but I think Habitat 67 shows how gorgeous it can be when handled by the right architect.

Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec. This image shows the skyline from near Habitat 67.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec. This image shows the Old Port of Montreal with a cyclist in the foreground.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the sun kissing the upper floors of the development.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows a detail of one of the residential units.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the upper floors bathed in morning sunlight.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows a custom bench made for the development.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the landscaping and the building rising.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the custom bench in context with the development.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the structure as it abuts the landscaping.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the different volumes of the structure from the backside.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows one of the residential units cantilevering over a walkway.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the backside of the building.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the setbacks of the residential development.
Cityscape photograph taken in Montreal, Quebec featuring Habitat 67 designed by Moshe Safdie. This image shows the back of the development in context with the landscaping.