Nuns' Island gas station

Nuns' Island gas station
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The Nun's Island gas station is a modernist-style filling station designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1969, one of four buildings by Mies in Nuns' Island, an island in the city of Montreal. It is no longer a working gas station and as of January 2009, the city of Montreal was looking for a new function for the building.[1][2] The borough of Verdun is supporting a plan that will transform the building into a cultural centre, to be known as the Maison des générations.[3] Eric Gauthier is the lead architect on the project, which will see the two glass pavilions rebuilt to their original 3,000- and 1,000-square-foot (93 m2) sizes.[4]

It was the first filling station on the island, and the first designed by Mies, who had worked in collaboration with local architect Paul H. Lapointe on the project. The station was commissioned by Imperial Oil.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "In Your Neighbourhood: The Mies Van Der Rohe Buildings". City of Montreal Web site. http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=2480,2899876&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
  2. ^ Perreaux, Les (2009-01-27). "The Ritz of gas stations looks for a new life". Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090127.wstation27/BNStory/National/. Retrieved 2009-01-28. 
  3. ^ Lejtenyi, Patrick. "Nuns saves Mies". Montreal Mirror (Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée). http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/031909/news2.html. Retrieved 26 December 2009. 
  4. ^ Leblanc, Dave (8 July 2011). "Mies’s Montreal gas station gets new lease on life". Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/dave-leblanc/miess-montreal-gas-station-gets-new-lease-on-life/article2089835/. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Master architect designs unique station". Montreal Gazette: pp. 90. September 20, 1968. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9aUtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5J8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2948,4865305&dq=montreal+architect&hl=en. Retrieved 26 December 2009. 

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Coordinates: 45°27′36″N 73°32′41″W / 45.4601°N 73.5446°W / 45.4601; -73.5446



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