Robarts Library, University of Toronto

£45.00

Robarts Library, University of Toronto

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A Brutalist monument, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

Robarts Library, University of Toronto

Name: Robarts Library, University of Toronto
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_072
Price: 45.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£45.00

Solid Cast-Concrete Miniature Model
Size: 4cm high, 8cm wide, 5.5cm deep
Scale: 1:XX (approx)

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Designed and made in my UK studio

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Building Information

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Architects: Mathers & Haldenby with Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde
Completed: 1973
Status: In use, university library

Brief Overview:
The Robarts Library is the main humanities and social sciences library at the University of Toronto. Its unique triangular footprint and massive concrete presence have earned it cult status in architectural circles. Nicknamed “Fort Book,” it combines monumental Brutalist design with deeply functional space, creating an enduring symbol of academic life in the city.

Making my concrete model

Robarts Library, University of Toronto

Students call it Fort Book, and some swear it looks like a turkey. The Robarts Library miniature concrete model captures the University of Toronto's humanities and social sciences library, completed in 1973 by Mathers & Haldenby with Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde. Its triangular footprint and massive concrete presence have earned it a cult following and a place among the icons of Canadian Brutalism. This concrete model of Robarts Library captures its angular mass and triangular geometry at 8cm, a desk sculpture for a study or shelf. It's made for University of Toronto alumni who spent too many nights there, Torontonians, and lovers of Brutalist architecture across Canada, and it's a graduation gift with a sense of humour. Each miniature concrete building is hand-cast in solid concrete.