John Andrews (architect)

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John Hamilton Andrews (born October 29, 1933 in Sydney ) is an Australian-Canadian architect . He is considered an important representative of brutalism .

Life

Scarborough College, Toronto

John Andrews studied architecture at the University of Sydney and received his bachelor's degree in 1956 . He then worked for the Edwards Madigan Torzillo company in Sydney and graduated from Harvard University in 1958 with a master's degree in architecture . In the same year, his design for the new construction of the Toronto City Hall made it to the final round, but failed against that of the Finnish architect Viljo Revell . Because of this success, he went to Toronto , where he worked on the execution of Revell's design. He worked in Toronto for the JB Parkin architecture firm . From 1962 to 1967 Andrews was a lecturer and director of the architecture department at the University of Toronto . This enabled him to design Scarborough College, a branch of Toronto University. The architecture of Scarborough College was an early testimony to the sculptural use of concrete and attracted international attention. In 1968 Andrews won a tender that allowed him to design Gund Hall, a new building for Harvard University, which was completed in 1972. In the same year he founded his own company, John Andrews International Pty. Ltd. , with which he moved back to Sydney.

Andrews married Rosemary Randall in 1958, with whom he has four children.

Works (selection)

Andrews' architecture is partly reminiscent of Le Corbusier and is strictly functional. The buildings from the years 1958–61 are based on Eero Saarinen and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe .

Andrews is the architect of the CN Tower.

The following structures were built according to Andrews' designs:

  • 1968: South Residence at the University of Guelph
  • 1970: Miami Seaport Terminal
  • 1972: Kent State University School of Art in Ohio
  • 1973: University of Canberra dormitories (1973)
  • 1973–1976: Cameron Offices in Canberra
  • 1974: Hooker Tower in Sydney
  • 1976: King George Tower in Sydney
  • 1976: CN Tower : The tower is Andrews' most famous building; At 553 meters, it was the tallest free-standing structure in the world until September 2007.
  • 1988: Intelsat headquarters in Washington, DC

Awards and memberships

  • 1967: Centennial Medal , Canada
  • 1967: Massey Medal , Canada
  • 1971: Arnold Brunner Award , National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York
  • 1973: Bartlett Award
  • 1976: Bronze Medal from the Queensland Institute of Architects
  • 1980: Gold Medal from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects
  • 1983: Sulman Medal , Royal Australian Institute of Architects
  • 1989: 25 Year Award , Ontario Association of Architects

Andrews is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects , Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

Publications

  • with Jennifer Taylor: Architecture, a Performing Art. Oxford University Press, USA 1982, ISBN 978-0195505573 .

literature

  • Muriel Emmanuel: Contemporary Architects. St. Martin's Press, New York 1980, ISBN 0-312-16635-4 . NA 680-C625, pp. 33-35.
  • Randall J. Van Vynckt: International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture. St. James Press, London 1993, ISBN 1-55862-087-7 , NA40.I48 1993.

Web links

Commons : John Andrews  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Canadianarchitect.com: Academic Resource Center, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Biography of JH Andrews (English), accessed January 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Description of the works of the student dormitories of the University of Canberra ( Memento from July 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ three selected projects by Andrews , accessed January 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Photograph of the Intelsat headquarters in Washington DC
personal data
SURNAME Andrews, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Andrews, John Hamilton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian-Canadian architect
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney