When the apartment complex Habitat (Moshe Safdie, architect) appeared fully formed at Montreal's EXPO 67, it was greeted as a victory for humane values within the human jungle, an urbane solution to... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Beyond Habitat is beyond an architectural record. It offers a look into the life of a lucky and successful architect in the politicized realm of a government funded building. I thoroughly enjoyed not just the glimpse into Moshe's fascinating life, but also his views on where we might be going, architecturally and socially. I think the review from 1997 show's this perfectly, where life in the Americas has gone, and where, at one point, it may have gone. I encourage anyone with an interest in architecture, or anyone that enjoys an interesting biographical story to check this book out.
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