Category Archives: Photographs

Public consultation can’t replace vision

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Taylor C. Noakes

If it weren’t for the fact that it’s apparently a great excuse for a lot of infrastructure spending, would anyone really care about the 375th anniversary of the founding of Ville Marie, which will coincide with the 150th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Iconic Montreal Architecture – Complexe Desjardins

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Taylor C. Noakes

A quick summation before my screed. Here’s why I think Complexe Desjardins is an exceptional example of Montreal architecture: 1. It’s balanced without being symmetrical. The four towers are of different heights, ascending clockwise like a giant staircase. The tallest … Continue reading →

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Montreal’s Central Business District in Evolution

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes
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Montreal Photo of the Day – May 4th 2015

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

Taken from Saint Jacques and Rue de la Montagne. From left to right: you can just see the penthouse of Place Ville Marie behind the fifteen-floor tower of the Romanesque Revival styled Windsor Station (capped with emblematic green copper roof). … Continue reading →

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Montreal Photo of the Day – April 20th 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

From left to right, Windsor Station, 1250 Boul. René Lévesque (the tower with the prominent spire), St. George’s Anglican Church, Place Laurentienne and the CIBC Tower (which also has a prominent spire). Photo taken from the ‘skywalk’ over Rue de … Continue reading →

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Montreal Photo of the Day – April 16th 2015

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

Taken from Basin Street in Griffintown, from left to right you can see the Cité du Commerce Electronique, construction cranes around both the Roccabella (tower one) and Tour des Canadiens de Montréal, 1250 Boul. René Lévesque Ouest, the CIBC Tower, … Continue reading →

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