Vancouver’s Habitat 76 still delivering lessons in housing
Fifty years after the Habitat 76 conference in Vancouver, discussions on housing as a human right remain relevant. The event, which attracted over 2,000 delegates, emphasized the importance of affordable housing and the dangers of land speculation. Despite its initial impact, the ideals of Habitat 76 have largely been overshadowed by subsequent developments in the city.
- ▪Habitat 76 was the first United Nations conference on human settlements, held in Vancouver from May 31 to June 11, 1976.
- ▪The conference featured prominent speakers including Buckminster Fuller and Mother Teresa, and focused on housing as a human right.
- ▪The legacy of Habitat 76 is being revisited through a UBC symposium celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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Open this photo in gallery:Habitat Forum, a public gathering associated with the 1976 United Nations Habitat Conference on Human Settlements, was held inside Second World War aircraft hangars on Jericho Beach on Vancouver's west side.ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountFifty years ago, some of the world’s leading experts in cities, housing and human rights arrived in Vancouver for a United Nations conference on how to house a growing world population, the first conference on human settlements.From May 31 to June 11, Vancouver hosted Habitat 76, with more than 2,000 delegates from 140 countries.
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