The IA Tower (Industriel Alliance Tower or Tour Industrielle Alliance), originally called Industrial Life Tower, is a 23 stories high rise building located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Inaugurated in 1986, it was one of the first postmodernist high rises built in downtown Montreal.[1]
| 2000 McGill College (IA Tower) | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Postmodernism |
| Location | 2000 McGill College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Owner | Industrielle Alliance |
| Height | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Lifts/elevators | Schindler Elevator Corp. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Tolchinsky and Goodz |
History edit
The IA Tower was the result of a joint venture between the then Industrial Life Insurance Company and First Québec Corporation.[2][3] Built on McGill College Avenue, the tower was designed to be a premium grade-A office building[4]
The original tenants included Industrial Life, Dominion Securities Pitfield, Ernst and Whinney, Quantum group and Rolland Inc. Following the 1987 merger between Industrial Life Insurance and Alliance Nationale, the tower was renamed with the Industrielle Alliance name.[2]
Located between Boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest and Avenue du Président-Kennedy, the IA Tower is ornamented by city furnitures and the public artwork Le banc des secrets by Lea Vivot[5][6].
Architecture edit
Designed by the Montreal firm Tolchinsky and Goodz, the IA Tower is made of Quebec polished granite. The building is larger at the last three floors and is designed to provide a maximum view of the Mont-Royal. Due to its conception, every floor apart from the three top floors has eight corner offices.[7][8]
Notable tenants edit
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2000 McGill college (left) and Bell Media Tower (right) -
View from the corner of McGill College and President Kennedy -
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View from Mansfield -
References edit
- ^ "Tour Industrielle Alliance, Montréal | 112442 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.fr. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ a b "2000 McGill College". The Gazette. 13 February 1985. p. 62. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "La Tour Industrielle Vie | Architex Group | Montreal based architectural design firm". Architex Group. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Tour Industrielle Alliance – Montreal office space | iA Financial Group". ia.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "AVENUE MCGILL COLLEGE PROJECT" (PDF). p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-30.
- ^ "Le banc du secret de Léa Vivot". Tourisme Montréal (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Tour L'Industrielle-Vie (Montréal, 1986)". Structurae (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Industrial Life Tower, Montreal - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2019-11-30.