John Andrews (architect)
{{Short description|Australian architect (1933–2022)}}
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| birth_name = John Hamilton Andrews
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| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales
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| death_place = Orange, New South Wales
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| nationality = Australian
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| practice = John Andrews International
| significant_buildings = American Express Tower, Sydney Convention Centre, Cameron Offices
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John Hamilton Andrews {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} LFRAIA HonFAIA FRAIC RIBA (29 October 1933 – 24 March 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com.au/archives/news_media_articles/vale-john-andrews-ao|title = Vale John Andrews AO – Australian Institute of Architects}}) was an Australian architect, known for designing a number of acclaimed structures in Australia, Canada and the United States.{{cite web |last1=Weder |first1=Adele |title=Australian architect helped design the CN Tower and other iconic structures |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-australian-architect-helped-design-the-cn-tower-and-other-iconic/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=10 August 2022 |date=21 April 2022}} He was Australia's first internationally recognised architect, and the 1980 RAIA Gold Medalist.{{Cite web|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/reconsidering-john-andrews/|title=Reconsidering John Andrews|work=Architecture AU|access-date=15 November 2018|language=en}} He died peacefully in his hometown of Orange on 24 March 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.architecture.com.au/archives/news_media_articles/vale-john-andrews-ao |title=Vale John Andrews AO |date=28 March 2022 |access-date= 29 March 2022}}
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, where he studied under Sigfried Giedion and José Luis Sert. In 1958, in collaborations with three fellow Harvard students, he entered the design competition for Toronto City Hall and Square, coming in second place.{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Paul |title=Vale John Andrews, 1933–2022 |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/vale-john-andrews-19332022/}}
After graduation he worked with John B Parkin Associates in Don Mills, a suburb of Toronto, until 1962. From 1962 until 1970, he taught in the Architecture program at the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. From 1967 until 1968 John Andrews was Architecture Department chairman there. 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.
From 2007 to 2022 Andrews resided and practiced in Orange in regional New South Wales.{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/4687429/architects-famous-tower-acclaimed-at-canadian-awards/|title = Architect's famous tower acclaimed at Canadian awards|date = 25 May 2017}}
Partial list of works
The following buildings designed either in part or in full by Andrews:{{cite web |url=http://www.architecture.com.au/docs/default-source/act-documents/andrews-john.pdf?sfvrsn=0 |author=Charlton, Ken |title=John Andrews (1933- ) |publisher=Australian Institute of Architects |date=July 2017 |access-date=13 March 2019 }}
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Awards and recognition
John Andrews was 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".{{Cite web |title=Mr John Hamilton ANDREWS |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/869656 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=It's an Honour}}
In 1988 Andrews was conferred with an honorary degree of Doctor of Architecture by the University of Sydney as "...a distinguished graduate of the University of Sydney. His career as an architect in Canada, the United States and Australia established him as one of the very small number of Australian architects with a truly international reputation."
He was further recognised with the John Andrews Award for Commercial Architecture by the ACT Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2022 |title=2022 ACT Architecture Awards |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2022-act-architecture-awards/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=ArchitectureAU.com}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Paul |last2=Moulis |first2=Antony |title=Before ScarboroughJohn Andrews in the Office of Parkin Associates 1959-1961 |url=http://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/arts-design/newsandevents/features-accordions/archives/pastnewsandevents/papers/documents/Walker-P-Moulis-A-Before-Scarborough.pdf |website=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 |publisher=SAHANZ |access-date=15 August 2019}}
- Walker P. John Andrews: Architect of Uncommon Sense. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Graduate School of Design; 2022. {{ISBN|9780674278561}}.
- Walker, P. (2022). [https://architectureau.com/articles/vale-john-andrews-19332022/ Vale John Andrews, 1932-2022]. Architecture Australia, 111(6), pp. 91–91.
External links
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- [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-hamilton-andrews John Hamilton Andrews] at the Canadian Encyclopedia {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823060248/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009723 |date=23 August 2007 }}
- [http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/John_Andrews.html John Hamilton Andrews]
- [https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/john-andrews-fonds John Andrews Fonds, Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary]
- {{YouTube|id=XF8zTacrozQ|title=Architecture – A Performing Art}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20230912171418/http://omeka.tplcs.ca/virtual-exhibits/exhibits/show/torontocityhall/competition/andrews John Andrews Entry (no. 254), Toronto City Hall Design Competition]
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