Tag Archives: brutalism
20150324. The striking modern facade of the brutalist Science Wing at UofT Scarborough campus in Toronto.
20150323. The versatility and expression of concrete exemplified at University of Toronto Scarborough.
20150321. The oblong spirals of a concrete stairwell at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Andrews Building.
The Andrews Building containing these stairwells was designed by the Australian architect John Andrews in 1965 who later went on to design the CN Tower.
Note the raw concrete (beton brut) look furnished by the wood forms in which the concrete was poured in place.
20150316. Brutalism at The Grand Hotel and former RCMP Toronto Headquarters. 1972.
20150218. University of Toronto’s Brutalist Tartu College seems to lift off the ground as if supported only by its thin end walls.
Tampold Architects, 1969.
20150214. Lines and exposed concrete define the lower entrance to University of Toronto’s brutalist Robarts Library.
20150201. University of Toronto’s Tartu College (c.1969) is brutalist but elegant with its thin precast cedar-board-formed concrete exterior walls.
20141207. The entrance to York University’s colossal brutalist Ross Humanities and Social Sciences Building in Toronto.
20141127. Walking the empty laneways of Toronto’s old (brutalist?) Alexandra Park before redevelopment.
20141115.The Telus Laird Data Centre north elevation at dusk (Leaside, Toronto) – concrete-free post modern brutalism?
20141020. Brutalism, flowers and concrete islands at University of Toronto’s Medical Sciences Building.
20140815. The floating ramp and nice lines of the Brutalist Robarts Library (University of Toronto).
20140511. Buffalo’s City Court Building is the epitome of Brutalism (c.1974)
“The windowless walls which present an impentratable facade to Niagara Square, were designed to protect the courtrooms and judges’ chambers from outside distractions, as well as to accomodate sculpture and define space.” From “Buffalo Architecture: A Guide.”
20140426. The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General’s Brutalist Milton Courthouse.
20140325. Brutalism in the Toronto District School Board – Central Technical School Arts Centre (c.1964, Architect Macy DuBois).
20140312. The extreme brutalism of York University’s Curtis Lecture Halls.
Perhaps the rectangular concrete masses reveal the specific functional zones of the building – lecture halls. Only a small section on the other side has windows.
20140306. The Brutalist Berkshire House in black and white (c.1974, 411 Duplex Ave, Toronto).
Photo 20131210. Mt. Sinai is such a brutalist hospital (Toronto).
