Photographic Gallery Captures the Rough Brutalism of Toronto's Andrews Building

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Toronto-based photographer Ruta Krau has captured stunning photographs of the Andrews Building, one of Canada’s most noted brutalist buildings, and a celebrated part of Toronto's concrete architecture. Designed by John Andrews, architect of Toronto’s iconic CN Tower, the Andrews Building embodies the Modernist ethos of connecting with the surrounding environment, balanced above a ravine and emerging as a stepped pyramid from a natural ridge.

Krau’s photographs capture the rough, natural aesthetic of the Modernist building, with béton brut concrete stamped with the patterns of the timber used to mold the poured-concrete structure. Visible on both the interior and exterior, this texture compliments terra-cotta-colored floor tiles and wood-paneled feature walls.

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Ruta Krau’s gallery of the Andrews Building and further works can be found here.

News via: University of Toronto Scarborough

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Cite: Niall Patrick Walsh. "Photographic Gallery Captures the Rough Brutalism of Toronto's Andrews Building " 22 Jun 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/896654/photographic-gallery-captures-the-rough-brutalism-of-torontos-andrews-building> ISSN 0719-8884

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多伦多经典粗野主义作品“安德鲁斯大厦”,摄影师 Ruta Krau 拍摄

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