Bates Smart is an architectural firm with studios in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed, it is one of Australia's oldest architectural firms.[1] Over the decades, the firm's practices involving architecture, interior design, urban design, strategy, sustainability and research, have been responsible for some of Australia’s most recognizable buildings.[2]
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| Founded | 1853 |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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History
Joseph Reed, born in 1823 in Cornwall, England, established his firm upon his arrival in Melbourne in 1853, and in 1863, joined with British architect Frederick Barnes, renaming his practice to Reed & Barnes. Their name is linked to many of the major buildings of nineteenth-century Melbourne,[3] including the Melbourne Public Library (now known as the State Library of Victoria), Melbourne Town hall, Rippon Lea, Elsternwick, and Scots Church.[2] The Melbourne International Exhibition building is one of the most notable buildings to be completed by Reed & Barnes.[3]
In 1883 Barnes retired, and A. Henderson and Francis Smart joined Joseph Reed as partners to create Reed, Henderson & Smart. In 1890 Reed died, Henderson withdrew, and William Tappin joined, creating Reed Smart & Tappin.[4] In 1907, N. G. Peebles joined, creating Smart Tappin & Peebles, but with the rapid departure of Tappin, and addition of E. A. Bates, the firm became known as Bates Pebble & Smart the next year.[5] After Peebles died in 1923, the firm became Bates Smart McCutcheon in 1926 when Osborn McCutcheon became a partner; he remained Principal Partner until his retirement. Since 1995 the firm has been known simply as Bates Smart.[6]
The current directors are Matthew Allen, Julian Anderson, Jefferey Copolov, Cian Davis, Mark Healey, Guy Lake, Mathieu le Sueur, Kellie Payne, Brenton Smith, Philip Vivian and Karen Wong.
Notable projects
| Completed | Firm name | Project name | Location | Award | Notes |
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| 1867 | Reed & Barnes (1862-1883) | Melbourne Town Hall | Melbourne, Victoria | [7] | |
| 1867 | Scots' Church | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 1880 | Royal Exhibition Building | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| Reed, Henderson & Smart (1883-1890) | |||||
| Reed, Tappin & Smart (1890-1907) | |||||
| 1903 | Bates, Peebles & Smart (1908-1926) | Central Hall | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| 1910-13 | Melba Hall, University of Melbourne | Melbourne, Victoria | [8] | ||
| 1912 & 1913 | Buckley & Nunn, now David Jones | 298-310 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria | [9] | ||
| 1930 | Bates, Smart, McCutcheon (1926-1995) | AMP Building | Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria | [10] | |
| 1933 | Buckley & Nunn's Menswear Store (now David Jones), | 312 Bourke StreetMelbourne, Victoria | |||
| 1937 | Second Church of Christ Scientist | Camberwell, Victoria | Street Architecture Medal 1938 | [11] | |
| 1956 | Wilson Hall | Melbourne University | [12] | ||
| 1957 | MLC Building, North Sydney | North Sydney | [13][14] | ||
| 1937-8 | MLC Building, Sydney | 42-46 Martin Place, Sydney | [15] | ||
| 1958 | ICI House | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 1960 | Johns & Waygood, City Road South | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 1975 | Optus Centre | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 1997 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| 2000 | Federation Square including the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia | Melbourne, Victoria | [16][17] | ||
| 2000 | Toyota Headquarters | Woolooware, Sydney | [18] | ||
| 2001 | Melburnian Apartments | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 2003 | NSW Police Headquarters | Sydney | |||
| 2004 | 420 George Street | Sydney central business district | |||
| 2005 | Walsh Bay Redevelopment | Woolloomooloo |
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| 2006 | Freshwater Place | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 2007 | NSW Attorney General's Department Headquarters | ||||
| 2007 | Pinnacle Office Development | North Ryde | |||
| 2007 | AHM Headquarters | Wollongong | |||
| 2008 | Government Service Centre | Queanbeyan | |||
| 2010 | Mid City | Sydney central business district | |||
| 2018 | Opal Tower | Sydney Olympic Park | |||
Gallery
State Library of Victoria, Swanston Street, Melbourne
St Michael's Uniting Church, Collins Street, Melbourne
Melbourne Trades Hall, Carlton
The Scots' Church, Collins Street, Melbourne
Melbourne Town Hall, Collins Street
A.C. Goode House, Melbourne
The Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
Former AMP Building, now ANZ Royal Branch
St Paul's Cathedral, Flinders Street
Wesley Church, Melbourne
Ormond College Clock Tower, University of Melbourne
Former Metropolitan Gas Company building on Flinders Street, Melbourne
Holy Trinity Church, St Kilda
Sacred Heart Church, St Kilda
Lombard Building
Former Mutual Store
Melba Hall
ICI House, Melbourne (1955–58)
Optus Centre (1975)
Crown Casino
Freshwater Place
The Age headquarters, Melbourne (2009)
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References
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