Robarts Library
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The John P. Robarts Research Library, commonly referred to as Robarts Library, is the main humanities and social sciences library of the University of Toronto Libraries and the largest individual libr
The library in 2024
Detailed view of the upper-level exterior
Robarts Common, an addition to the library complex opened in 2022
Interior of Robarts Library
Brutalist architecture
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Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are known for minimalis
Robarts Library
…the library contains more than 4.5 million bookform items, 4.1 million microform items and 740,000 other items. The library building is an example of brutalist architecture. Its towering main structure rests on an equilateral triangular footprint and features extensive use of triangular geometric patterns throughout. It…
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Alexandra Road Estate
Villa Göth (1950) in Kåbo, Uppsala, Sweden. "New Brutalism" was used for the first time to describe this house.