Architectural Index for Ontario

Information on Architect: Pei, I.M.

Biography
Date of Birth	1917

Address: 243 Bay Street

Type of Building: Office Towers

Name of Building: Commerce Court

Notes: Comerce Court is a complex of four buildings occupying the area bounded by Bay, King, Melinda and Wellington Streets. It comprises part of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1929-31, Darling & Pearson and York & Sawyer) which is listed as no. 25 King Street West. It was renovated in 1975-76 by Page & Steele and I.M. Pei.

Address:	243 Bay Street
Type of Building:	Office Towers
Name of Building:	Commerce Court
Notes:	Comerce Court is a complex of four buildings occupying the area bounded by Bay, King, Melinda and Wellington Streets. It comprises part of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1929-31, Darling & Pearson and York & Sawyer) which is listed as no. 25 King Street West. It was renovated in 1975-76 by Page & Steele and I.M. Pei.

Dates
Building completed	1973-Court

Journal or book	Year	Month	Page	Vol.	No.
Canada Century Home	1992	Feb.	6	37	2
Canadian Architect	1981	Nov.	28	26	11
Canadian Interiors	1974	June	29-35	11	n/a
Contemporary Canadian Architecture	1982	n/a	119-1
Globe & Mail	1998	March	E4		19th
Globe & Mail	1998	May	A10		30th
Toronto : le nouveau Monde	1987	n/a	12-13
Toronto Places	1992	n/a	42-43
Toronto, Carved in Stone	1984	n/a	24-25

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