“Montreal is like the most Brutalist non-Soviet place on earth. Our entire metro system is brutalist af.” — Reddit, u/Gap1293
Montreal isn’t shy about its architectural identity.
These days, we’ve got our share of glass and steel structures like anybody else, but that’s only in addition to a skyline that leans into rawness and embraces the unapologetic honesty of Brutalism.
From the iconic Habitat 67 to the sprawling Guy-Favreau Complex, the city’s Brutalist landmarks are cultural artifacts, each etched with the ideals and contradictions of their era.
But how’d we get here?
Photograph: Eddy Lee / Jaykumar Bherwani / Phil Desforges / charlesdeluvio
The birth of Brutalism in Montreal
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