Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot is a global architectural and consulting practice specialising in the design and planning of buildings across five key sectors: aviation and transport; education, science and health; lifestyle; sport; and workplace. Known originally for its work at the University of Adelaide in the early 20th century, it now designs buildings for a global client base.
An established partnership since 1905, Woods Bagot maintained a presence in Australia throughout the 20th century and grew to become a global design practice at the beginning of the 21st century. It currently has studios in five regions: Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. In 2015, it was named as one of the world's ten largest architecture firms in Building Design magazine's World Architecture 100 list.[1]
History
Edward John Woods was born in London in 1839, and emigrated to Adelaide, South Australia in 1860. After spells in two partnerships and a period as a sole practitioner, he joined the public service in 1873 and was appointed Architect-in-Chief of South Australia in 1877. He left the government in 1884 and in 1905 began a partnership with Walter Bagot. Woods retired from the practice in 1913;[2] Bagot was subsequently joined by Herbert Harrold Jory in 1915 and Louis Laybourne-Smith in 1917.[3] The firm became Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin in 1930 when James Campbell Irwin, later Lord Mayor of Adelaide, became a partner.[4][5] It was incorporated as Woods Bagot Architects, Incorporated in 1975 and as Woods Bagot Pty Ltd in 1987.
Selected works
- Ham Yard Hotel, London
- Bhubaneswar Convention and Trade Centre, Odisha, India
- Delhi One, Noida, India
- Wanxiang Century Centre, Hangzhou, China
- SAHMRI, Adelaide, South Australia
- Ningbo Youth Culture Plaza, Ningbo, China
- University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia
- Wanda Plaza, Kunming, China
- Macquarie Group, One Shelley Street, Sydney, Australia
- Cornell University School of Hotel Administration Student Learning Center, New York, USA
- Wynyard Walk, Sydney, Australia
- Hilton Melbourne Southwharf, Melbourne, Australia
- Eccleston Square Hotel, London
- Qatar Science & Technology Park, Doha, Qatar
- City Central Tower 1, Adelaide, South Australia
- City Central Tower 2, Adelaide, South Australia
- College of the North Atlantic, Doha, Qatar
- Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne (joint venture with NH Architecture)
- University of Western Australia Business School, Perth, Western Australia
- National War Memorial, Adelaide
University of Adelaide
Source: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ps/services/records/BuildingSummaryList-Owned.xls
| Year | Building | Heritage? | Campus | Architect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Mitchell Building Stage 2 | Heritage[6] | North Tce | Woods & Bagot |
| 1915 | Old Classics Wing Stage 2 | Heritage[7] | North Tce | Woods & Bagot |
| 1922 | Darling Building | North Tce | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith | |
| 1928+ | Union House | Heritage | North Tce | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith |
| 1931 | Barr Smith Library | Heritage | North Tce | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith |
| 1936 | Bonython Hall | Heritage | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin |
| 1940 | Benham Laboratories | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1946+ | Engineering Buildings | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1946 | Mathematics Building (Demolished 2007) | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1951 | Medical School | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1952 | Mawson Laboratories | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1960 | Badger Laboratories | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1891 | Urrbrae House | Heritage | Waite | E. J. Woods (& C. H. Marryat) |
| 1930+ | Waite Building | Heritage | Waite | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith |
| 1883+ | Main Building | Heritage | Roseworthy | E. J. Woods |
Notable 20th century South Australian architecture
Source: http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.18.3146.5251
| Date |
Building |
Suburb |
Architect / Architectural Practice |
Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Newland Memorial Church | Victor Harbor | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne Smith | Classical Revival & Beaux Arts |
| 1934 | (Former) AMP Building |
Adelaide | L Laybourne Smith / Woods, Bagot, Laybourne Smith & Irwin | Classical Revival & Beaux Arts |
| 1932 | Barr Smith Library (University of Adelaide) |
Adelaide | W H Bagot | Georgian Revival |
| 1937 | Elder House (Currie St) |
Adelaide | W H Bagot | Georgian Revival |
| 1936 | Bonython Hall (University of Adelaide) |
Adelaide | W H Bagot / Woods, Bagot, Laybourne Smith & Irwin | Gothic Revival & "Olde English" |
| 1931 | National War Memorial (North Tce) |
Adelaide | L Laybourne Smith | Art Deco & Moderne |
| 1930 | Nurney Residence | North Adelaide | W H Bagot (Alterations) | Mediterranean |
| 1992 | IS&T and Eng Buildings[8] (Flinders University of South Australia) |
Bedford Park | Woods Bagot | Late Modern |
Awards
- The AIA Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture (2009) for ivy, George Street, Sydney, NSW
- The AIA Award for International Architecture (2009) for Qatar Science and Technology Park, Doha, Qatar [9]
External links
References
- ↑ Rule, Dan. "Melbourne's Woods Bagot listed among world's top 10 architectural firms". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 12 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ Woods Bagot Collection, Architecture Museum, University of South Australia
- ↑ J. C. Irwin, Smith, Louis Laybourne (1880-1965), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 656-657.
- ↑ Bridget Jolly, Irwin, Sir James Campbell (1906-1990), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, Melbourne University Press, pp 576-577.
- ↑ Stage 1 of the Mitchell Building was designed by William McMinn in 1882
- ↑ Stage 1 of the Old Classics Wing was designed by Grainger & Naish in 1886
- ↑ Information Science & Technology Building and Engineering Building
- ↑ "Australian Institute of Architects 2009 National Architecture Awards". Australian Institute of Architects. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-18.