Bates Smart
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Bates Smart is Australia
's second oldest architectural
firm, established in 1853 by Joseph Reed
as the practice Reed and Barnes. JPE Design Studio in Adelaide founded in 1851 by Daniel Garlick is the oldest continuing architectural practice in Australia.
In 1883 Henderson and Smart, of Reed and Barnes rejoined as partners. W.B. Tappin became a partner and the firm was renamed Reed, Smart and Tappin. When Reed died, Smart became head of the firm.
Smart died two years later and N.G. Peebles joined with F.J. Smart's son as Smart, Tappin and Peebles. The firm later became Bates, Peebles and Smart to work on the State Library of Victoria's Reading Room. When Peebles died, the firm became Bates Smart. They were later joined by Sir Osborn McCutcheon who remained Principal Partner until his retirement, he died in 1985. After 1995 the firm has been known simply as Bates Smart or 'BSM'.
Australia
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's second oldest architectural
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
firm, established in 1853 by Joseph Reed
Joseph Reed (architect)
Joseph Reed , a Cornishman by birth, was probably the most influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. He established a practice, Reed and Barnes in Melbourne in 1852. The practice now known as Bates Smart is one of the oldest continually operating in the world.Reed's buildings...
as the practice Reed and Barnes. JPE Design Studio in Adelaide founded in 1851 by Daniel Garlick is the oldest continuing architectural practice in Australia.
In 1883 Henderson and Smart, of Reed and Barnes rejoined as partners. W.B. Tappin became a partner and the firm was renamed Reed, Smart and Tappin. When Reed died, Smart became head of the firm.
Smart died two years later and N.G. Peebles joined with F.J. Smart's son as Smart, Tappin and Peebles. The firm later became Bates, Peebles and Smart to work on the State Library of Victoria's Reading Room. When Peebles died, the firm became Bates Smart. They were later joined by Sir Osborn McCutcheon who remained Principal Partner until his retirement, he died in 1985. After 1995 the firm has been known simply as Bates Smart or 'BSM'.
Selected works
These are the more significant buildings designed by Bates Smart.- Melbourne
- State Library of VictoriaState Library of VictoriaThe State Library of Victoria is the central library of the state of Victoria, Australia, located in Melbourne. It is on the block bounded by Swanston, La Trobe, Russell, and Little Lonsdale streets, in the northern centre of the central business district...
(1854) - Melbourne Town HallMelbourne Town HallMelbourne Town Hall is the central municipal building of the City of Melbourne, Australia, in the State of Victoria. It is located on the northeast corner of Swanston and Collins Streets, in the central business district. It is the seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne...
(1867) - Scot's Church (1867)
- Royal Exhibition BuildingRoyal Exhibition BuildingThe Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site-listed building in Melbourne, Australia, completed in 1880. It is located at 9 Nicholson Street in the Carlton Gardens, flanked by Victoria, Nicholson, Carlton and Rathdowne Streets, at the north-eastern edge of the central business district...
(1880) - Central HallCentral Hall, MelbourneCentral Hall is a building that stands at the end of Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. This structure today serves as a centrepiece of Australian Catholic University's St. Patrick's Campus...
(1903) - Melba Hall, University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
(1905) - Buckley & NunnBuckley & NunnThe Melbourne department store of Buckley & Nunn first opened its doors in 1851 as a drapery store and, in its heyday, competed creditably with David Jones and Myer . It occupied a succession of buildings in Bourke Street until being taken over by David Jones in 1982.Popular as a retailer of...
's two buildings, now David JonesDavid Jones LimitedDavid Jones Limited , colloquially known as DJs, is a high-end Australian department store chain.David Jones was founded in 1838 by David Jones, a Welsh immigrant, and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name. It...
, at 298-312 Bourke Street Melbourne (1912 and 1934) - ICI HouseICI HouseICI House is a 20-storey office building in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the tallest building in Australia upon completion in 1958, and the first to break Melbourne's long standing height limit. It was one of the earliest fully glazed commercial skyscrapers in Australia...
(1956) - Optus CentreOptus CentreThe Optus Centre is located at 367 Collins Street, Melbourne. Standing 153 metres tall, it incorporates 34 floors, and was completed in 1975. The main foyer, and mezzanine areas are home to cafes and a branch of the Commonwealth Bank....
(1975) - Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex (1997)
- Federation SquareFederation SquareFederation Square is a civic centre and cultural precinct in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
(2000) - Melburnian Apartments (2001)
- Freshwater PlaceFreshwater PlaceFreshwater Place is a high-rise complex in the Southbank district of Melbourne, Australia. The complex consists of a 62 floor residential skyscraper and PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower, a 36 storey office building. The building stands at 205m....
(2006)
- State Library of Victoria
- Sydney and New South Wales
- MLC Buildings (1933)
- MLC Buildings (1957)
- Toyota Headquarters (2000)
- NSW Police Headquarters (2003)
- NSW Attorney General's Despartment Headquarters (2007)
- 420 George Street (2004-
- Mid City (2010)
- Pinnacle Office Development North Ryde (2007)
- AHM Headquarters Wollongong (2006-2007)
- Queanbeyan Government Service Centre (2006-2008)
Awards
- 2003 RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, for Federation Square, Melbourne.
- 2003 RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture, for the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, Melbourne.
- 2005 RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design for the Walsh Bay Redevelopment, Sydney.