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Place du Canada Office Building, Montreal (1963-1967)
Part of:
People:
  • John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)
  • John B. Parkin (architect)
  • John Cresswell Parkin (architect)
Title:

Place du Canada Office Building, Montreal (1963-1967)

Date:

1966

Level of archival description:
Project
Extent and medium:
  • 126 drawings (all reprographic copies)
    1 mounted photograph
    0.12 l.m. of textual records
Scope and content:
This project series documents the Place du Canada office building in Montreal from 1963-1967. The office identified the project number as 63M4.

This project was commissioned by Canadian Pacific Investments and consisted of a 27-storey skyscraper with a penthouse and 5 levels of parking, located at the corners of St. Antoine and Windsor (modern day Peel) Streets. The building totaled 581,500 square feet and was built onto the historic Château Champlain hotel at its base where the two buildings shared a podium. It also included a plaza level with landscaped outdoor areas.

The project is recorded through drawings, textual records and a presentation photo board dating from around 1966-1967. The drawings are all sets of reprographic copies of architectural, structural, electrical and mechanical drawings, while the textual records consist of specifications.
Reference number:

AP018.S1.1963.PR01

Arrangement:
Materials in this project series have been compiled from different accessions and/or arranged by material type.
Conditions governing reproduction:
  • Jennifer A.C. Parkin holds copyright for materials from AR1997:0021. Permission must be sought from the copyright holder before reproductions can be made.
Location:

Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

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