HeyJaredThe Unquiet Library: Fifty years of Robarts Library
The Unquiet Library: Fifty Years of Robarts Library is an audio documentary series uncovering the history, controversies, and cultural legacy of the University of Toronto’s John P. Robarts Research Library—one of Toronto’s most recognizable Brutalist landmarks.
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First Impressions: What Students Really Think of Robarts Library In this back-to-school bonus episode of The Unquiet Library, host Jesse Carliner revisits the long-running debate over Robarts Library’s brutalist design—variously described for decades as a fortress, prison, masterpiece, peacock, or turkey—by interviewing incoming University of Toronto students during orientation week about their first impressions. Students comment on the building’s imposing concrete exterior, unusual geometry, an
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