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Title	1250 Rene-Levesque
Alternate Title	La Tour IBM-Marathon
View	View within the pergola, looking northeast on axis
Work Type	buildings multistory buildings high-rise buildings skyscrapers buildings office buildings
Style/Period	Modernist Postmodern Twentieth century
Creator Name	Kohn Pedersen Fox (Firm)
Creator Nationality	American
Subject.work	architectural exteriors architectural interiors business, commerce and trade contemporary (1960 to present) City planning
Subject.image	pergola
Country	Canada
City	Montreal
State/Province	Quebec
Location.Notes	1250 Boulevard Rene-Levesque
Architectural Material	steel; granite and glass curtain wall
Technique	construction (assembling)
Dates	1992 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	9/1/2008
Subject Information	As of 2008, it is the second-tallest in the city, behind the nearby 1000 de La Gauchetiere, which was completed the same year (1992). Despite being 6 m shorter than 1000 de La Gauchetiere, 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 facades, which have opposed yet complementary appearances that strongly relate to the urban area they face. The modern-style western facade, 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 facade, facing the commercial center, is dominated by an outwardly-curved glass curtain wall that extends past the southern edge, creating a suspended vertical 'fin' that emphasizes the structure's impression of lightness and thrust.
Information.source	Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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