Bates Smart

Practice information
Key architects	Joseph Reed, E.A. Bates, C.P. Smart, W.O. McCutcheon
Principal office	Melbourne
Founded	1853
Work
Buildings	State Library of Victoria (1854), Federation Square (2000)
Awards	RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design (2003, 2005), RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture (2003)

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'. ^[1]

Contents 1 Partners and directors 2 Selected 19 works 3 Gallery 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

Partners and directors

• Joseph Reed (1822-1890) partner 1853-90;
• Frederick Barnes (c.1823-1884) partner circa 1862-1883;
• Anketell Henderson (1853-1923) partner 1883-1890;
• Francis Smart (c. 1852-1907) partner 1883-1907;
• Wiliam Tappin (1854-1905) partner 1890-1905;
• Charles Smart (1882-1950) partner 1907-1950;
• Norman Peebles (died 1923) partner 1907-1922;
• Edward Bates (1865-1931) partner 1908-1931;
• Sir Osborn McCutcheon (1899-1983) partner 1926-1977;
• Alan Ralton (1906-1962) partner 1937-1962;
• Douglas Gardiner (1905-2001) partner 1945-1969;
• Phillip Pearce (1905-1982) partner 19145-1977;
• Selwyn Bates (1909-1989) partner 1949-1979;
• Sydney Wood (1905-1973) partner 1961-1970;
• Harvey Brown (1906-1988) partner 1961-1979;
• Robert Dunster (born 1931)) partner 1970-1992;
• Straun Gilfillan (born 1933) partner 1970-1994;
• Robert Bruce (born 1938) partner 1970-2002;
• Tim Hurburgh (born 1943) direcor 1981-1999;
• Roger Poole, current director;
• Roger Arnall (born 1944) director 1984-1991;
• Jim Milledge, current diector;
• Jeff Copolov, current director;
• Philip Vivian, current director; ^[1]
• Simon Swaney, current director;
• Guy Lake, current director;
• Kristen Whittle, current director;
• Sheree Proposch, current director;
• Jenny Nolan, current director. ^[2]

Selected 19 works

These are the more significant buildings designed by Bates Smart.

• Melbourne
  • State Library of Victoria (1854)
  • Melbourne Town Hall (1867)
  • Scot's Church (1867)
  • Royal Exhibition Building (1880)
  • Central Hall (1903)
  • Melba Hall, University of Melbourne (1905)
  • Buckley & Nunn's two buildings, now David Jones, at 298-312 Bourke Street Melbourne (1912 and 1934)^[3]
  • ICI House (1956)
  • Optus Centre (1975)
  • Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex (1997)
  • Federation Square (2000)
  • Melburnian Apartments (2001)
  • Freshwater Place (2006)

• 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)

Gallery

Awards

• 2003 RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, for Federation Square, Melbourne.^[4]
• 2003 RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture, for the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, Melbourne.^[5]
• 2005 RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design for the Walsh Bay Redevelopment, Sydney.^[6]

References

External links

• Bates Smart website