Among the first modern skyscrapers in Montreal, The Telus tower was built at the same time that the 2 other major towers: Place Ville-Marie and CIBC Tower.
This skyscrapers is the only achievement in Montreal of the internationally known firm architect Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). This firm has made the biggest buildings and skyscrapers in the world, including the gratter of them: Burj Dubai.
Constructor and other companies involved in construction:
Dominion Bridge Co. , Shector Barbacki Shemie & Associés Ltée
This building is located in the «Secteur de valeur patrimoniale exceptionnelle Gare Centrale, Place Ville-Marie» AKA : "Area of outstanding heritage value Gare Centrale, Place Ville-Marie".
Sur les traces du Montréal Moderne et du domaine de L’Estérel au Québec.
France Vanlaethem, Danielle Doucet, Sophie Mankowski, Conrad Gallant, 2008
A Concise History of Canadian Architecture
Harold Kalman, 2000
L'Architecture de Montréal
Pierre-Richard Bisson, 1990
Architecture Contemporaine au Québec 1960-1970
Laurent Lamy, Jean-Claude Hurni, 1983
Architecture - skyscrapers
Building achieved the same year (1962)
DowntownParc-ExtensionSaint-LaurentAhuntsic / CartiervilleNuns' islandNDGLa Petite-PatrieCôte-des-NeigesPlateau Mont-RoyalRosemontVilleray / Saint-MichelHochelaga-Maisonneuve Historical Milestones about Montreal, What did append the same year (1962) See History of Montreal Section
Facts about Montreal
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