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1967

Can Density Still Feel Like Home?

Habitat 67

Stacked concrete housing modules of Habitat 67 in Montreal.
Habitat 67, Montreal.Shawn M. Kent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source record

The Moment

Modular housing was assembled into a dense three-dimensional neighbourhood with private terraces.

The Rethink

High-density housing did not necessarily have to abandon qualities associated with individual homes.