Tag Archives: brutalism
20210312. Sheraton Centre Toronto tower in profile.
20210311. The big brutalist boot of Toronto, also known as the Hilton Toronto. Searle, Wilbee and Rowland with Negrin, 1975.
20210224. At the Government of Ontario ziggurat (222 Jarvis), one will find four ministries.
20210221. A side profile of the impressive Brutalist Masters Condos of Etobicoke’s Markland Wood.
20210213. Sometimes the demolition of one building reveals an impressive view of another. Jorgensen Hall, Ryerson University, WZMH Architects, 1971.
20210112 A brutalist radome-topped ground radar tower in the Toronto Pearson International Airport infield cargo area.
20201126. Jail is a brutalist place to be. Jail II, Justice Center Complex, Cleveland, Robert P. Madison International, 1995.
20201125. Hamilton’s brutalist hospital.
20201123. The McMaster University Medical Centre’s concrete ground floor parkade mezzanine features directional art.
20201122. A fancy fence casts shadows on a striated concrete wall.
20201121. Bemi’s Brutalist Bibliothèque (Ottawa Public Library main branch).
20201119. Brutalism at the Toronto Catholic District School Board (Concrete Architecture #13).
20201115. The incredible Scott Library at York University.
20201114. The space between the Chelmsford Apartments high-rise towers.
20201113. The Phi Centre (1980) features a bronze-tinted mirrored tower on a bicoloured precast concrete podium next to a parkade above a bus terminal.
20201112. The Michael Starr Building has a fitting architectural style for the Ontario Ministry of Finance.
20201111. Thales Canada (formerly IBM) and its concrete office complex (Crang & Boake, 1982).
20201109. Brutalism in the Toronto District School Board at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute.
20201108. The east facade of The Kingsford, a permanently closed affordable senior community in Peterborough.
20201107. Concrete eye in the sky.
20201105. 77 Grenville St, an Ontario Government building and former Archives of Ontario, was built at the height of Brutalism’s popularity in Canada (E. Janiss, 1972).
20201104. The Queen St entrance to the Sheraton Centre, a complex built to compliment City Hall directly across the street (John B. Parkin Associates, 1972).
20201103. Buffalo’s brutalist City Court Building – appropriate on election night as the next U.S. president may be determined in the courts.
20201025. The Agincourt Commercial Centre has interesting Brutalist elements.
