John Andrews (architect)

John Hamilton Andrews (29 October 1933 – 24 March 2022) was 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. He died peacefully in his hometown of Orange on 24 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. 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.

Partial list of works

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

Buildings designed either in part or in full by John Andrews

Building name	Image	Location	Years built	Heritage register(s)	Notes
Australia
Adelaide railway station		Adelaide	1985–1987		(redevelopment and construction of adjacent Adelaide Convention Centre)
Age of Fishes Museum		Canowindra	1999–2001		(design and construction of the Age of Fishes Museum)
Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)		Canberra
Callam Offices		Woden, Canberra	1977–1981
Cameron Offices		Belconnen, Canberra	1973–1976	Commonwealth Heritage List (#105410)	(partially demolished)
Hooker Tower		Sydney central business district	1974
Hyatt Hotel		Perth
King George Tower (now NRMA House)		Sydney central business district	1976
Octagon Offices		Parramatta
RMIT University Student Union and Library		Melbourne City Centre			(subsumed into Building 8)
Sydney Convention Centre		Darling Harbour	1988
Convention Centre		Melbourne		1987-90
Canada
Bellmere Junior Public School		Toronto	1965
Africa Place, Expo 67		Montreal, Quebec	1967
CN Tower		Toronto	1973		(with WZMH Architects)
Scarborough College		Scarborough, Toronto	1963
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		London, Ontario	1967
DeCew Residence, Brock University		St. Catharines, Ontario	1969		(with Salter Fleming Secord)
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 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".