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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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1250 René-Lévesque
Work_PrefTitle
1250 René-Lévesque
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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La Tour IBM-Marathon
Work_AltTitle
La Tour IBM-Marathon
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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General view of a typical office floor, looking southeast
Image_Title
General view of a typical office floor, looking southeast
Image View
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Creator:
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Kohn Pederson Fox (American architectural firm, founded 1976)
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Kohn Pederson Fox (American architectural firm, founded 1976)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Location
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Location Note:
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1250 Boulevard René-Lévesque
Work_LocationNotes
1250 Boulevard René-Lévesque
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.497390-73.571086
GPS
45.497390-73.571086
GPS
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Date:
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1992 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1992 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Canadian
Work_Culture
Canadian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Modernist; Modern; Postmodern; Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Modernist; Modern; Postmodern; Twentieth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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office building
Work_Worktype1
office building
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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skyscraper
Work_Worktype2
skyscraper
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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architecture
Work_Classification
architecture
Classification
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Material:
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steel; granite and glass curtain wall
Work_MaterialDisplay
steel; granite and glass curtain wall
Material
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
construction (assembling)
Technique
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Measurements:
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650 ft (height, 47-storey)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
650 ft (height, 47-storey)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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interiorbusiness, commerce and trade; contemporary (1960 to present); City planning; interior
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
interiorbusiness, commerce and trade; contemporary (1960 to present); City planning; interior
Subjects
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Description:
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As of 2008, it is the second-tallest in the city, behind the nearby 1000 de La Gauchetière, which was completed the same year (1992). Despite being 6 m shorter than 1000 de La Gauchetière, it is built on higher ground and thus also reaches the maximum allowed elevation from sea level (that of Mount Royal). The design is partly dictated by the building's position at the western edge of the downtown core, with its shape forming a boundary between the commercial center and the residential periphery. As such it has a markedly rectangular footprint, being very elongated on a north-south axis. Emphasis is given to the east and west façades, which have opposed yet complementary appearances that strongly relate to the urban area they face. The modern-style western façade, facing the residential periphery, is a straight granite-clad wall covered with square windows, with irregular setbacks creating the appearance of several superimposed slabs. Conversely the postmodern-style eastern façade, facing the commercial cente
Work_Description_Sou rce
As of 2008, it is the second-tallest in the city, behind the nearby 1000 de La Gauchetière, which was completed the same year (1992). Despite being 6 m shorter than 1000 de La Gauchetière, it is built on higher ground and thus also reaches the maximum allowed elevation from sea level (that of Mount Royal). The design is partly dictated by the building's position at the western edge of the downtown core, with its shape forming a boundary between the commercial center and the residential periphery. As such it has a markedly rectangular footprint, being very elongated on a north-south axis. Emphasis is given to the east and west façades, which have opposed yet complementary appearances that strongly relate to the urban area they face. The modern-style western façade, facing the residential periphery, is a straight granite-clad wall covered with square windows, with irregular setbacks creating the appearance of several superimposed slabs. Conversely the postmodern-style eastern façade, facing the commercial cente
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
LocalCollection
Archivision Base Collection
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-KP-IB-G6
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-KP-IB-G6
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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