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10 December 2012
1861 – Provincial Exhibition Buildings & Museum, Montreal, Quebec

1861 – Provincial Exhibition Buildings & Museum, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: J.W. Hopkins Published in The Building News, July 27 1860. Constructed on Rue St. Catherine as a temporary structure for an exhibition of manufacturing. Described as “The form of that portion of...

10 December 2012
1860 – Liverpool and London Insurance Company, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1860 – Liverpool and London Insurance Company, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Architect: Hopkins, Lawford & Nelson Published in The Building News, January 27 1860. Possibly the Ontario Bank of 1862 on Place d’Armes in Montreal. Now demolished. Interestingly, in the following issue of the...

06 August 2010
1889 – St. James United Church, Montreal

1889 – St. James United Church, Montreal

Architect: Alexander F. Dunlop The present building is the congregation’s fourth home. It was built between 1887 and 1889 after the congregation decided to move uptown from St. James Street, hence the name....

06 August 2010
1932 – The Chalet, Mont Royal, Montreal

1932 – The Chalet, Mont Royal, Montreal

Architect: Aristide Beaugrand-Champagne At the beginning of the 1930s, the City of Montréal decided to replace the existing pavilions with a spacious heated building. Like the work site at lac aux Castors, the...

15 December 2009
1992 – Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal, Quebec

1992 – Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: Dan S. Hanganu Built in 1992, the “Éperon” building, designed by architect Dan S. Hanganu, is reminiscent of the Victorian structure that formerly stood on this spot, the Royal Insurance Company Building....

15 December 2009
2005 – McGill University Music Faculty, Montreal, Quebec

2005 – McGill University Music Faculty, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: Saucier + Perrotte Designed by Saucier & Perrotte Architectes, Gilles Saucier, the man behind the concept, emphasizes, “McGill was very brave in devoting the site to the music school when they could...

14 December 2009
2005 – Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, Montreal, Quebec

2005 – Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, Montreal, Quebec

Architects: Lapointe Magne + Ædifica The Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ), a much-maligned Montreal landmark, has often been cited as the worst example of the architectural legacy of the seventies....

14 December 2009
2005 – Concordia Vertical Campus, Montreal, Quebec

2005 – Concordia Vertical Campus, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: KPMB

14 December 2009
2002 – Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec

2002 – Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec

Architect: Mario Saia The Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention and exhibition center located at the north end of Old Montréal. The Palais was constructed above the Ville-Marie Expressway, the main...