Bates Smart

Practice information
Key architects	Joseph Reed, E.A. Bates, C.P. Smart, W.O. McCutcheon
Location	Melbourne
Founded	1853
Work
Buildings	State Library of Victoria (1854), Melbourne Town Hall (1870), Royal Exhibition Building (1879), Federation Square (2000), The Melbournian (2001), Crown Casino Metropol (2009), Crown City of Dreams Macau (2010) Royal Children's Hospital (2012)
Awards	RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design (2003, 2005), RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture (2003)
Website	http://www.batessmart.com.au/

Bates Smart is an architectural firm based in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed as the practice Reed and Barnes, it is Australia's second oldest architectural firm, and amongst the oldest in the world.

History

In 1883 Henderson and Smart, joined Joseph Reed as partners, and when W. B. Tappin became a partner 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 (died 1985) who remained Principal Partner until his retirement. After 1995 the firm has been known simply as Bates Smart or 'BSM'.^[1]

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) director 1981-1999;
Roger Poole, current director;
Roger Arnall (born 1944) director 1984-1991;
Jim Milledge, current director;
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]

Awards

2003 RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, for Federation Square, Melbourne.^[3]
2003 RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture, for the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, Melbourne.^[4]
2005 RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design for the Walsh Bay Redevelopment, Sydney.^[5]

Selected works

Reed & Barnes (1962-1883)^[6]
- Melbourne Town Hall (1867)
- Scots' Church, Melbourne (1867)
- Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne (1880)

Reed, Henderson & Smart (1883-1890)

Bates, Peebles and Smart (1890-1926)
- 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)^[7]

Bates, Smart and McCutcheon (1926-1995)
- MLC Buildings, Sydney (1933, 1957)
- ICI House, Melbourne (1955–58)
- Optus Centre, Melbourne (1975)

Bates Smart (since 1995)
- Melbourne
  - Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex (1997)
  - Federation Square (2000)
  - Melburnian Apartments (2001)
  - Freshwater Place (2006)
- Sydney and New South Wales
  - Toyota Headquarters (2000) — Woolooware^[8]
  - NSW Police Headquarters (2003)
  - NSW Attorney General's Department Headquarters (2007)
  - 420 George Street (2004- )
  - Mid City (2010)
  - Pinnacle Office Development North Ryde (2007)
  - AHM Headquarters Wollongong (2006–07)
  - Queanbeyan Government Service Centre (2006–08)