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Photo of the triangular concrete Robarts Library with cherry blossoms in the foreground.
Brutalism is back, and in Episode 2, we explore how Robarts went from “Toronto’s ugliest building” to a beloved icon (especially in cherry blossom season 🌸).
Has the world finally caught up to Robarts?
🎧 Episode 2 is out now!
#UofT #RobartsLibrary #Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture #Toronto
#RobartsLibrary has been compared to a concrete spaceship & used as the set of a post-apocalyptic prison in Resident Evil. 🧟
Ep. 1 The Unquiet Library explores why this building’s design & presence provoke strong reactions like no other library in Toronto. #UofT
🎧 Listen now on most platforms.
Black and white photo of a large concrete library building of distinctive architecture resembling a peacock or turkey.
Ugly or iconic? Robarts Library has been called many things — but the stories inside are far louder than the
architecture.
The Unquiet Library— now streaming everywhere.
#TheUnquietLibrary #RobartsLibrary #TorontoPodcast #TorontoHistory #UofT
#Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture
Asian woman takes a selfie with a backdrop of blossoming cherry trees
It's that time of the year! 💮🌸 #robartslibrary #utl #uoft #cherryblossoms
Artist Gustave Courbet, a bearded youngish man with a serious facial expression, wearing a dark suit. Both his rather large hands are shown.
Had an afternoon at #RobartsLibrary. #GustaveCourbet was my focus. They have all the books! 📚📚 Pic: portrait of Courbet, by Nadar, 1860s, Wikipedia.
