Jun 26, 2017 · From its origins as a suburban, brutalist response to the need for more universities in Toronto and Canada, York University has transformed into a vibrant, lively campus of …

York University signalled its commitment to all things new and innovative by carpeting the fledgling Keele Campus with mid-century modern buildings that furthered brutalism’s hold on …

Nov 29, 2011 · Rather than attempting to hide a building's internal structure and functions, Brutalist architecture intentionally exposes them. However, Brutalism is not limited to a certain …

The Ross Building was built with public money, opened in 1968, and named after a public figure, Murray Ross, York University’s first president. It is designed in a modernist-brutalist style, a …

Mar 14, 2022 · Much of York University is dominated by cold and unfeeling brutalist architecture. Given that York is a commuter school with a nonexistent sense of school spirit or social …

Apr 9, 2019 · Brutalism at its best at York University’s stunning Scott Library. UPACE, the University Planners, Architects and Consulting Engineers was formed to create the master …

Even by the high standard of Canada’s postwar campuses York University, Toronto, has some magnificent Brutalist architecture. Part of a huge expansion in Canadian higher education, …

Mar 12, 2014 · 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.

A perfect example of brutalism can be seen in the Robarts Library building on the University of Toronto campus, at the corner of St George and Harbord Sts. Ultimately the style derives from …

Central Hall (colloquially known as "The Spaceship" for the similar appearance to a UFO) [1] is a building of the University of York, England, designed by John Speight in the brutalist style. It …