Photo credit: © the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition
158 lodgings are arranged in twenty
different groupings. Each cellular unit measures 38' x 17' x 10', weighs
almost eighty tons, and is poured into a steel mould. Before being hoisted
into place, each concrete shell is filled with elements including
insulated material, a prefabricated kitchen, and a one-piece moulded
plastic bathroom. Source: "Man and His World" by the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition. |