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walking tour of montreal 2004
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Walking Tour Montreal, Quebec
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Peter Sijpkes, professor of architecture at McGill University, took the architects on a walking tour of some significant buildings in downtown Montreal, as well as through the Montreal underground city. Cameras in hand, we were spurned by security guards at every turn! |
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centre de commerce mondial du montréal
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View
of entrance to atrium. |
Steel
framing supports the geometrically manipulated glazing. |
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Connection
detail of steel to glazing system. |
Support
point for steel structure to concrete wall in entrance to underground
city . |
| palais des congrès de montréal | |
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| View
of the Palais de Congrès
de Montréal
at dusk. The steel truss that supports the "white" cantilvered
canopies can begin to be seen glowing from within. |
View
up the facade of the multi-coloured curtain wall. |
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Interior
view towards steel supports for glazing and steel roof. |
Building glowing
at dusk. |
| caisse de dépôt et placement | |
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Overall of
exterior. |
Building at
dusk . |
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Exterior
view of elevated walkway. |
View (through
glass) to the interior. |
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Spider connection
of structural glazing to steel column. |
View up the
side stairs to the exterior elevated walkway. |
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