John Andrews (architect)

John Hamilton Andrews AO (29 October 1933 – 24 March 2022[1]) was an Australian architect, known for designing a number of acclaimed structures in Australia, Canada and the United States.[2] He was Australia's first internationally recognised architect, and the 1980 RAIA Gold Medalist.[3] He died peacefully in his hometown of Orange on 24 March 2022.[4]

John Andrews

AO
Born
John Hamilton Andrews

(1933-10-29)29 October 1933
Sydney, New South Wales
Died24 March 2022(2022-03-24) (aged 88)
Orange, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
OccupationArchitect
Awards
PracticeJohn Andrews International

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.[5] 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.

From 2007 to 2022 Andrews resided and practiced in Orange in regional New South Wales.[6]

Partial list of works

The following buildings designed either in part or in full by Andrews:[7]

Buildings designed either in part or in full by John Andrews
Building name Image Location Years
built		 Heritage register(s) Notes
Australia
Adelaide railway stationAdelaide1985–1987(redevelopment and construction of adjacent Adelaide Convention Centre)[8]
Age of Fishes MuseumCanowindra1999–2001(design and construction of the Age of Fishes Museum)[9]
Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)Canberra
Callam OfficesWoden, Canberra1977–1981
Cameron OfficesBelconnen, Canberra1973–1976Commonwealth Heritage List
(#105410)		(partially demolished)[10][11]
Hooker TowerSydney central business district1974
Hyatt HotelPerth
King George Tower
(now NRMA House)		Sydney central business district1976[11][12]
Octagon OfficesParramatta
RMIT University Student Union and LibraryMelbourne City Centre(subsumed into Building 8)
Sydney Convention CentreDarling Harbour1988
Convention CentreMelbourne1987-90
Canada
Bellmere Junior Public School[13]Toronto1965
Africa Place, Expo 67Montreal, Quebec1967[14]
CN TowerToronto1973(with WZMH Architects)
Scarborough CollegeScarborough, Toronto1963[15]
South Residence, University of GuelphGuelph1968
Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute complexScarborough, Toronto1970(with Abram and Ingleson)
D. B. Weldon Library,
University of Western Ontario		London, Ontario1967
DeCew Residence,
Brock University		St. Catharines, Ontario1969(with Salter Fleming Secord)[16]
United States of America
Kent State University School of ArtKent, Ohio1972
Gund Hall, Harvard Graduate School of DesignCambridge, Massachusetts1972
Intelsat headquarters (former)Washington, D. C.1988
Miami Seaport Passenger TerminalMiami, Florida1970

Awards

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".[17]

References
  1. "Vale John Andrews AO – Australian Institute of Architects".
  2. Weder, Adele (21 April 2022). "Australian architect helped design the CN Tower and other iconic structures". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Reconsidering John Andrews". Architecture AU. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Vale John Andrews AO". 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. Walker, Paul. "Vale John Andrews, 1933–2022".
  6. "Architect's famous tower acclaimed at Canadian awards". 25 May 2017.
  7. Charlton, Ken (July 2017). "John Andrews (1933- )" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. John Andrews International Pty. Ltd (1984), Adelaide station environs redevelopment: design report 1984, John Andrews Int. P./L., retrieved 13 March 2019
  9. File:Plaque commemorating the opening of the age of fishes museum canowindra nsw.jpg
  10. "Cameron Offices (Wings 3, 4 and 5, and Bridge), Chandler St, Belconnen, ACT, Australia (Place ID 105410)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  11. "Cameron Offices 1968-1977 ACT". Docomomo Australia (published 2019). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  12. "NRMA House". Emporis. 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  13. "Bellmere Junior Public School > About Us > General Information". schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca.
  14. Goad, Philip; Walker, Paul (28 May 2013). "Reconsidering John Andrews". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  15. "About Us". www.utsc.utoronto.ca.
  16. "DeCew Residence". Brock University.
  17. "Mr John Hamilton ANDREWS". It's an Honour. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

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.
  • Walker P. John Andrews: Architect of Uncommon Sense. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Graduate School of Design; 2022. ISBN 9780674278561.
  • Walker, P. (2022). Vale John Andrews, 1932-2022. Architecture Australia, 111(6), pp. 91–91.
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