Which architect designed the iconic Brutalist housing complex Habitat 67?

Moshe Safdie designed the Brutalist housing complex Habitat 67 in Montreal.

The project began as Safdie’s master’s thesis at McGill University and was developed into a pavilion for Expo 67, Montreal’s 1967 world’s fair. Its stacked prefabricated concrete modules proposed a hybrid between the privacy and gardens of suburban houses and the density of urban apartments.

Habitat 67 contains 354 concrete forms arranged into three connected pyramidal sections. These modules create residences with private landscaped terraces, an unusual feature for a high-density housing project. The original plan envisioned 1,200 homes, but funding produced a much smaller complex of roughly 146 residences.

People sometimes confuse Safdie’s role with that of Louis Kahn, whom he worked with after leaving McGill. Kahn was an influence and former employer, not Habitat 67’s architect. Habitat was completed for Expo 67 and remains one of Montreal’s best-known architectural landmarks.