MOSHE SAFDİE (2)
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HABITAT 67, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A VERY
IMPORTANT LANDMARK FOR WORLD
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, IS ONE OF THE
MOST WELL-KNOWN STRUCTURES IN
CANADA.
MOSHE SAFDIE, WHO CAME UP WITH THE
IDEA OF PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY
HOUSES FOR CROWDED CITIES, TRIED
HABITAT 67 AS A SOLUTION FOR THIS
URBAN PROBLEM. SAFDIE TRIED TO REDUCE
HOUSING COSTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BY
USING PREFABRICATED MODULAR UNITS
AND TO CREATE A NEW HOUSE TYPOLOGY.
THE NEW TYPOLOGY CREATED BY SAFDIE
AIMS TO BRING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF
LARGER HOUSES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
CITY TO THE CENTER OF THE CITY.