John Andrews (architect)
John Andrews AO | |
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| Born | 29 October 1933 |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Occupation | Architect |
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| Practice | John Andrews International |
John Hamilton Andrews AO (born 29 October 1933) is an Australian architect, known for designing a number of acclaimed structures in Australia, Canada and the United States. He was Australia's first internationally recognised architect, and the 1980 RAIA Gold Medalist.[1]
Biography[]
John Andrews was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney in 1956. In 1957 he entered the masters of architecture program at Harvard University. After graduation he worked with John B Parkin Associates in Don Mills, a suburb of Toronto, until 1962. From 1962 until 1967 John Andrews was chairman of the University of Toronto's program in architecture. In 1962 he established John Andrews Architects in Toronto. In 1973 he expanded his practice to Sydney and renamed the firm John Andrews International Pty. Ltd.
Since 2007 Andrews has resided and practiced in Orange in regional New South Wales.[2]
Partial list of works[]
The following buildings designed either in part or in full by Andrews:[3]
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| Building name | Image | Location | Years built |
Heritage register(s) | Notes |
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| Australia | |||||
| Adelaide railway station | Adelaide | 1985–1987 | (redevelopment and construction of adjacent Adelaide Convention Centre)[4] | ||
| Age of Fishes Museum |  |
Canowindra | 1999-2001 | (design and construction of the Age of Fishes Museum)[5] | |
| Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) | Canberra | ||||
| Callam Offices | Woden, Canberra | 1977–1981 | |||
| Cameron Offices |  |
Belconnen, Canberra | 1973–1976 | Commonwealth Heritage List (#105410) |
(partially demolished)[6][7] |
| Hooker Tower | Sydney central business district | 1974 | |||
| Hyatt Hotel | Perth | ||||
| King George Tower (now NRMA House) |
Sydney central business district | 1976 | [7][8] | ||
| Octagon Offices | Parramatta | ||||
| RMIT University Student Union and Library | Melbourne City Centre | (subsumed into Building 8) | |||
| World Trade Centre | Melbourne | ||||
| Canada | |||||
| Bellmere Junior Public School[9] |  |
Toronto | 1965 | ||
| Africa Place, Expo 67 | Montreal, Quebec | 1967 | [10] | ||
| CN Tower |  |
Toronto | 1973 | (with WZMH Architects) | |
| Scarborough College |  |
Scarborough, Toronto | 1963 | [11] | |
| South Residence, University of Guelph | Guelph | 1968 | |||
| Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute complex |  |
Scarborough, Toronto | 1970 | (with Abram and Ingleson) | |
| D. B. Weldon Library, University of Western Ontario |
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London, Ontario | 1967 | ||
| United States of America | |||||
| Kent State University School of Art | Kent, Ohio | 1972 | |||
| Gund Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Design |  |
Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1972 | ||
| Intelsat headquarters (former) |  |
Washington, D. C. | 1988 | ||
| Miami Seaport Passenger Terminal | Miami, Florida | 1970 | |||
Awards[]
John Andrews has been the recipient of many honours and awards including
- Centennial Medal (Canada)
- Massey Medal (Canada)
- Arnold Brunner Award, National Institute of Arts and Letters (U.S.);
- Ontario Association of Architects 25 Year Award for Scarborough College.
He was awarded the RAIA Gold Medal by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects in 1980 and an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.
In 1981, Andrews was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) "in recognition of service to architecture".[12]
References[]
- ^ "Reconsidering John Andrews". Architecture AU. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Architect's famous tower acclaimed at Canadian awards". 25 May 2017.
- ^ Charlton, Ken (July 2017). "John Andrews (1933- )" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ John Andrews International Pty. Ltd (1984), Adelaide station environs redevelopment: design report 1984, John Andrews Int. P./L., retrieved 13 March 2019
- ^ File:Plaque commemorating the opening of the age of fishes museum canowindra nsw.jpg
- ^ "Cameron Offices (Wings 3, 4 and 5, and Bridge), Chandler St, Belconnen, ACT, Australia (Place ID 105410)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Cameron Offices 1968-1977 ACT". Docomomo Australia. 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "NRMA House". Emporis. 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Bellmere Junior Public School > About Us > General Information". schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca.
- ^ Goad, Philip; Walker, Paul (28 May 2013). "Reconsidering John Andrews". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "About Us". www.utsc.utoronto.ca.
- ^ https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/869656
Further reading[]
- Walker, Paul; Moulis, Antony. "Before ScarboroughJohn Andrews in the Office of Parkin Associates 1959-1961" (PDF). Quotation, Quotation: What Does History Have in Store for Architecture Today? Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Canberra, 2017. SAHANZ. Retrieved 15 August 2019.</ref>
External links[]
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- John Hamilton Andrews at the Canadian Encyclopedia
- John Hamilton Andrews
- John Andrews Fonds, Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary
- Architecture – A Performing Art on YouTube
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