# Bates Smart > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bates_Smart > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bates_Smart.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_Smart > Source revision: 1336991634 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Architectural firm based in Melbourne, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{advert|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox architectural practice |image = |caption = |name = |architects = |city = [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), [Victoria, Australia](/source/Victoria%2C_Australia) |coordinates= |founded = 1853 |founders = {{unbulleted list|[Joseph Reed](/source/Joseph_Reed_(architect))|E. A. Bates|C. P. Smart|W. O. McCutcheon}} |dissolved = |awards = {{unbulleted list|[RAIA](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Architects) Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design {{small|(2003, 2005)}}|RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture {{small|(2003)}} }} |significant_buildings= {{unbulleted list|[State Library of Victoria](/source/State_Library_of_Victoria) {{small|(1854)}}|[Melbourne Town Hall](/source/Melbourne_Town_Hall) {{small|(1870)}}|[Royal Exhibition Building](/source/Royal_Exhibition_Building) {{small|(1879)}}|[Federation Square](/source/Federation_Square) {{small|(2000)}}|[The Melburnian](/source/The_Melburnian) {{small|(2001)}}|[Crown Casino](/source/Crown_Melbourne) Metropol {{small|(2009)}}|[City of Dreams, Macau](/source/City_of_Dreams_(casino)) {{small|(2010)}}|[Royal Children's Hospital](/source/Royal_Children's_Hospital) [Ballarat Base Hospital](/source/Ballarat_Base_Hospital) {{small|(1994)}} }} |significant_projects = |significant_design = |website = {{URL|http://www.batessmart.com.au/|www.batessmart.com}} |}} '''Bates Smart''' is an [architectural firm](/source/architectural_firm) with studios in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1853 by [Joseph Reed](/source/Joseph_Reed_(architect)), it is one of Australia's oldest architectural firms.{{Cite web |title=Collaborator: Bates Smart |url=https://openhousemelbourne.org/collaborator/bates-smart/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Open House Melbourne |language=en-AU}} Over the decades, the firm's practices involving [architecture](/source/architecture), [interior design](/source/interior_design), [urban design](/source/urban_design), strategy, [sustainability](/source/Sustainable_architecture) and research, have been responsible for some of Australia’s most recognizable buildings.{{Cite web |title=165 Years of Enduring Architecture Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed, Bates Smart Is One of Australia’S Oldest Redefining Density Architectural Firms |url=https://docslib.org/doc/11678330/165-years-of-enduring-architecture-founded-in-1853-by-joseph-reed-bates-smart-is-one-of-australia-s-oldest-redefining-density-architectural-firms |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Docslib}} ==History== [Joseph Reed](/source/Joseph_Reed_(architect)), born in 1823 in [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), England, established his firm upon his arrival in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) in 1853, and in 1863, joined with British architect [Frederick Barnes](/source/Frederick_Barnes_(architect)), renaming his practice to Reed & Barnes. Their name is linked to many of the major buildings of nineteenth-century Melbourne,{{Cite web |title=Bates Smart, 150 Years Of Australian Architecture by Bates Smart Architects - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/batessmartarchitects/docs/150-year-book_rs |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} including the [Melbourne Public Library](/source/State_Library_Victoria), [Melbourne Town Hall](/source/Melbourne_Town_Hall), [Rippon Lea](/source/Rippon_Lea_Estate), [Elsternwick](/source/Elsternwick), and [Scots Church](/source/Scots'_Church%2C_Melbourne). The [Melbourne International Exhibition building](/source/Melbourne_International_Exhibition_(1880)) 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.{{cite book|last1=Goad|first1=Philip|title=Encyclopaedia of Australian Architects|date=2012|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Melbourne|pages=586–588}} After Peebles died in 1923, the firm became Bates Smart McCutcheon in 1926 when [Osborn McCutcheon](/source/Osborn_McCutcheon) became a partner; he remained Principal Partner until his retirement. Since 1995 the firm has been known simply as Bates Smart.{{cite book |author=Goad, Philip |author-link=Philip Goad |title=Bates Smart: 150 years of Australian Architecture |publisher=Thames and Hudson |location=Australia |year=2004 }} 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== {{more citations needed|section|date=August 2016}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Completed !! Firm name !! Project name !! Location !! Award !! Notes |- |1864 |Joseph Reed {{small|(1853)}} |Melbourne Public Library |Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |- | 1866 || rowspan="6" | Reed & Barnes
{{small|(1862)}}|| Independent Church || Melbourne, VIC, Australia || || rowspan="5" | {{cite web|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/reed-joseph-4459|title=Reed, Joseph (1823? - 1890)|last=Saunders|first=David|work=[Australian Dictionary of Biography Online](/source/Australian_Dictionary_of_Biography_Online)|publisher=[Australian National University](/source/Australian_National_University)|access-date=19 October 2012}} |- |1867 |[Melbourne Town Hall](/source/Melbourne_Town_Hall) |[Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), VIC, Australia | |- |1869 |Rippon Lea |Elsternwick, VIC, Australia | |- | 1874 || [Scots' Church](/source/Scots'_Church%2C_Melbourne) || Melbourne, VIC, Australia || |- | 1880 || Melbourne International [Exhibition Building](/source/Royal_Exhibition_Building) || Melbourne, VIC, Australia || |- |1882 |Wilson Hall |University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |- | ||colspan=5|Reed Henderson & Smart
{{small|(1883)}} |- | ||colspan=5|Reed Smart & Tappin
{{small|(1890)}} |- | | colspan="5" |Smart Tappin & Peebles {{small|(1906)}} |- |1913 |Bates Peebles & Smart
{{small|(1907)}} |Reading Room, Melbourne Public Library |Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |- | | colspan="5" |Bates & Smart {{small|(1922)}} |- | 1932 || rowspan="11" | Bates Smart & McCutcheon
{{small|(1926)}} || AMP Building ||Melbourne, VIC, Australia || ||{{Cite web|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/736|title=AMP Building|last=|first=|date=|website=Victorian Heritage Database|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111180120/http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au:80/places/736 |archive-date=11 January 2017 |access-date=}} |- |1933 |[Buckley & Nunn](/source/Buckley_%26_Nunn)'s Men's Store |Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |- |1938 |MLC Building |Sydney, NSW, Australia | | |- |1956 |Wilson Hall |University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |{{Cite web|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/3804|title=Wilson Hall|last=|first=|date=|website=Victorian Heritage Database|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219140837/http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au:80/places/3804 |archive-date=19 December 2017 |access-date=}} |- | 1957 || [MLC Building, North Sydney](/source/MLC_Building%2C_North_Sydney) || {{NSWcity|North Sydney}}, NSW, Australia || || {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71882230 |title=OUR GIANT BUILDING |newspaper=[The Argus (Melbourne)](/source/The_Argus_(Melbourne)) |location=Victoria, Australia |date=13 May 1955 |accessdate=8 September 2018 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite NSW HD|2180854|MLC Building|date=|accessdate=8 September 2018}} |- | 1958 || [ICI House](/source/Orica_House) || Melbourne, VIC, Australia || ||[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. 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, VIC, Australia | |In collaboration with SOM |- | 1978 || Metropolitan Fire Brigade Headquarters || Melbourne, VIC, Australia || || |- |1980 |Collins Place |Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |In collaboration with I.M. Pei |- |1992 |Melbourne Central |Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |In collaboration with Kisho Kurokawa |- | 1997 || rowspan="15" | Bates Smart
{{small|(since 1995)}} || [Crown](/source/Crown_Melbourne) Entertainment Complex || Melbourne, VIC, Australia || ||In collaboration with Perrott Lyon Mathieson & Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd |- |2000 |Pier 8/9 |Walsh Bay, NSW, Australia | | |- |2001 |The Melburnian |Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |In collaboration with HPA Architects |- | 2002 || [Federation Square](/source/Federation_Square) including the
[Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia](/source/Ian_Potter_Centre%3A_NGV_Australia)|| Melbourne, VIC, Australia ||
{{bulleted list|[RAIA](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Architects) Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design {{small|(2003)}}|[RAIA](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Architects) National Award for Interior Architecture {{small|(2003)}} }}
||{{cite web |url=http://www.architecture.com.au/awards_search?option=showaward&entryno=20033025 |title=AIA Awards: Federation Square |publisher=[Australian Institute of Architects](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Architects) |access-date=18 November 2010 |archive-date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614010701/http://www.architecture.com.au/awards_search?option=showaward&entryno=20033025 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.architecture.com.au/awards_search?option=showaward&entryno=20033023 |title=AIA Awards: The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square |publisher=[Australian Institute of Architects](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Architects) |access-date=18 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614010720/http://www.architecture.com.au/awards_search?option=showaward&entryno=20033023 |archive-date=14 June 2011 |url-status=dead }} In collaboration with Lab Architecture Studio |- |2006 |55 Miller Street |Pyrmont, NSW, Australia | | |- | 2010 || Mid City, 420 George Street || Sydney, NSW, Australia || || |- |2010 |Crown Metropol |Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |- |2011 |The Royal Children's Hospital |Parkville, VIC, Australia | |In Collaboration with Billard Leece Partnership, with HKS as International Advisor |- | 2013 || 171 Collins Street || Melbourne, VIC, Australia || || |- |2013 |Dandenong Mental Health Facility |Dandenong, VIC, Australia | |In collaboration with 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, VIC, Australia | | |} ==Gallery== File:Vic State Library Facade Pano,19.07.06 edit1.jpg|State Library of Victoria, Swanston Street, Melbourne File:St Michael's Uniting Church, Melbourne (9 December 2004).jpg|St Michael's Uniting Church, Collins Street, Melbourne File:Melbourne Trades Hall entrance.jpg|Melbourne Trades Hall, Carlton File:Scots Church Collins Street Melbourne.jpg|The Scots' Church, Collins Street, Melbourne File:Melbourne Town Hall-Collins Street.JPG|Melbourne Town Hall, Collins Street File:A.C. Goode House@0.5x.jpg|A.C. Goode House, Melbourne File:Royal exhibition building tulips straight.jpg|The Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton File:ANZ Building@0.5x.jpg|Former AMP Building, now ANZ Royal Branch File:Ac.stpauls1.jpg|St Paul's Cathedral, Flinders Street File:Wesleychurch.JPG|Wesley Church, Melbourne File:Ormond College Clock Tower.JPG|Ormond College Clock Tower, University of Melbourne File:Metropolitan gas company building flinders street.jpg|Former Metropolitan Gas Company building on Flinders Street, Melbourne File:Holy trinity church st kilda.jpg|Holy Trinity Church, St Kilda File:Sacred heart church st kilda.jpg|Sacred Heart Church, St Kilda File:Lombard house queen street melbourne.jpg|Lombard Building File:Mutual store flinders street melbourne.jpg|Former Mutual Store File:Melba hall university of melbourne.jpg|Melba Hall File:Orica House.jpg|ICI House, Melbourne (1955–58) File:Optus Centre 2a.jpg|Optus Centre (1975) File:Crown Entertainment1.jpg|Crown Casino File:Freshwater Place 2008.jpg|Freshwater Place File:The Age Collins St 2010.jpg|''[The Age](/source/The_Age)'' headquarters, Melbourne (2009) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Bates Smart}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114123746/http://www.batessmart.com.au/ Bates Smart website] {{authority control}} Category:Architecture in Australia Category:Architecture firms of Australia Category:Architecture firms based in Victoria (state) Category:Australian companies established in 1853 Category:Design companies established in 1853 Category:Companies based in Melbourne Category:19th-century Australian architects Category:20th-century Australian architects Category:21st-century Australian architects --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bates Smart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_Smart) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_Smart?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.