ANDREA MASTRANDREA,BArch Founder PAPERspace studio
FOOD | ARCHITECTURE | DESIGN
Andrea graduated with a bachelor of Architecture from the al&d School of Architecture at the University of Toronto in 1998. He has worked for and collaborated with several Toronto + International based architecture/design + graphic firms, with projects ranging from furniture + industrial design, interior + architecture. Most recently, Andrea founded PAPERspacestudio and has been concentrating on multidisciplinary projects. His rich family baking history aida’s pinvalley bakery, has driven collaboration with chefs in the opening of various establishments’… John S Lee www.omisushi.ca, Peter Tan and Christine Ho Ping Kong www.studiojunction.ca, Bobby Shapiro www.flexmussels.com, Bruno Collozzo www.bespressobar.com, Simon Silander /Brick Street bakery, Joe Ranna /Gio Rana's Really Really Nice Restaurant, Atom Egoyan + Hussain Amarshi www.camerabar.ca, Robert Pendergast/ heritage cook, Laura White/ pastry chef/ Susur/ Js BonBon/ Xocava, Matthew Carmichael www.restaurant18.com, University of Toronto al&d www.daniels.utoronto.ca, Scool of Design @ George Brown College www.georgebrown.ca/design/index.aspx, Vanessa Hattoum www.vanessahattoum.com, Liming Rao /SLR www.studiolimingrao.com, brent cordner www.luflic.com, Antonin Sorel www.kezaco.ca… His passion for baking and architecture has led him to create several site-specific large-scale bread installations and photography exhibits, throughout Toronto and the U.S.
" with food, the nose is the most acute sense with which we identify a place, its space and moment, thereby connecting environment to food and the body..." There are few among us who have not been seduced by the smell of fresh baked bread. The golden hues of its crusty surface are like the rays of sunlight calling forth the new day. We make bread, we take bread, and we share bread in our need for sustenance. Bread and water, our most basic needs, are the origin of community and in turn of the cities in which we dwell. The first towns or hamlets were formed around the village square, a village square with a well; it was the capacity of the well that determined the extent of the town. With the necessity of quenching human thirst, comes the hunger and necessity of nourishment and the baking of bread. In the postmodern world of contemporary cities and aspirational wealth and abundance, discussion of bread and baking has been elevated to a discourse of cultural reference and exotic fare. His photographs document a series of bread installations in Toronto, Pittsburgh and New York. The bread reminds of our needs, it coaxes memories of desire, and it offers in its simplicity and directness, opportunities for exchange. David Leiberman architect
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