La maison du fada... pas si fada que ca.

[cerealjoe]

One good thing about being on bike is that you can stop whenever you want. The other day I stopped at what we call "Le Corbusier", and sometimes "Cité radieuse" or "la maison du fada", but Wiki tells me that it's actually called "Unité d'Habitation". I say it's just much easier calling it "Le Corbusier". Anywho, I guess it's true that it was an innovation at that time and back then there wasn't much in the area around it. Today though, for me, it's just a building like any other except that you have to be super duper rich to live there, which is ironic in a way. You can visit some of the flats... but not "entre midi et deux", boo! I'm still having a hard time adjusting to the fact that everything useful or interesting is closed during lunch hour.

Comments

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

That's so cool. I love that kind of urban-planning architecture. When you're in Montreal, try to check out Habitat 67 -- it is so, so awesome. And of course you need riches to live there.

That's one of the main things I loved about living in Montreal, there is 1960s and early 70s architecture everywhere, which I adore. The Métro system is amazing from an architectural & design point of view... every station is different and some of the structures and designs are just incredible. Sometimes on days off during uni, I'd hop the metro and ride the lines just to check out the stations. :-)

[cerealjoe.livejournal.com]

That Habitat 67 looks like an amazing thing to see! Thanks for the info, I'll definitely have to check it out.

[carnifinda.livejournal.com]

Tiens, j'ai vu ça cette semaine dans une émission style Envoyé Spécial. C'était intéressant, ils montraient l'intérieur des apparts et la manière dont ils avaient été conçus, et les petits commerces qu'il y avait dedans. Dommage que tu n'aies pas pu visiter, je crois que ça vaut le coup.

[cerealjoe.livejournal.com]

Il y a quelques appartements qui sont ouverts pendant les Journées du Patrimoine, je pense que je vais y aller alors.