Bates Smart is an architectural firm with studios in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed, it is one of Australia's oldest architectural firms. 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.
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, including the Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne Town Hall, Rippon Lea, Elsternwick, and Scots Church. The Melbourne International Exhibition building is one of the most notable buildings to be completed by Reed & Barnes.
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.Letter from Bates Smart & McCutcheon Pty Ltd. https://www.loreto.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/William-Brittain-Tappin-bio.pdf 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. 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.
The current directors are Matthew Allen, Julian Anderson, Jeffery 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 1864 Joseph Reed Melbourne Public Library Melbourne 1866 Reed & Barnes Independent Church Melbourne 1867 Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne 1869 Rippon Lea Elsternwick 1874 Scots' Church Melbourne 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition Building Melbourne 1882 Wilson Hall University of Melbourne Reed Henderson & Smart 1890 Reed Smart & Tappin The Chalet Mount Martha Smart Tappin & Peebles 1913 Bates Peebles & Smart Reading Room, Melbourne Public Library Melbourne Bates & Smart 1932 Bates Smart & McCutcheon AMP Building Melbourne 1933 Buckley & Nunn's Men's Store Melbourne 1938 MLC Building Sydney, NSW, Australia 1956 Wilson Hall University of Melbourne 1957 MLC Building, North Sydney North Sydney, NSW, Australia 1958 ICI House Melbourne http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/reports/report_place_local/391#:~:text=ICI%20House%20on%20the%20corner%20of%20Albert%20and,in%20height%20controls%20in%20the%20city%20of%20Melbourne. 1969 Australian Embassy Washington D.C. USA 1969 AMP Square and St James Building Melbourne SOM 1978 Metropolitan Fire Brigade Headquarters Melbourne 1980 Collins Place Melbourne I. M. Pei 1992 Melbourne Central Melbourne Kisho Kurokawa 1997 Bates Smart Crown Entertainment Complex Melbourne Perrott Lyon Mathieson & Daryl Jackson 2000 Pier 8/9 Walsh Bay, NSW, Australia 2001 The Melburnian Melbourne HPA Architects 2002 Federation Square including theIan Potter Centre: NGV Australia Melbourne Lab Architecture Studio 2006 55 Miller Street Pyrmont, NSW, Australia 2010 Mid City, 420 George Street Sydney, NSW, Australia 2010 Crown Metropol Melbourne 2011 The Royal Children's Hospital Parkville Billard Leece Partnership HKS 2013 171 Collins Street Melbourne 2013 Dandenong Mental Health Facility Dandenong Irwin Alsop 2014 180 Thomas Street Sydney, NSW, Australia 2014 The Kensington Colleges University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia 2015 School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia 2015 Canberra Airport Hotel Canberra, ACT, Australia 2017 35 Spring Street Melbourne
Archives The University of Melbourne Archives has held Bates Smart's archival records since 1968. The collection contains over 4000 architectural drawings as well as client files and photographs. Gallery
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References
External links
Bates Smart website