Page "I. M. Pei" Paragraph 31

From 1958 to 1963 Pei and Ray Affleck developed a key downton block of Montreal in a phased process that involved one of Pei's most admired structures in the commonwealth, the cruciform tower known as the Royal Bank Plaza ( Place Ville Marie ).

According to the Canadian Encyclopedia " its grand plaza and lower office buildings, designed by internationally famous US architect I. M.

Pei, helped to set new standards for architecture in Canada in the 1960s ...

The tower's smooth aluminum and glass surface and crisp unadorned geometric form demonstrate Pei's adherence to the mainstream of 20th-century modern design.