Bates Smart is an architectural firm with studios in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed, it is one of Australia's oldest architectural firms.[1] 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.[2]
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,[3] including the Melbourne Public Library (now known as the State Library of Victoria), 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
The current directors are Matthew Allen, Julian Anderson, Jefferey Copolov, Cian Davis, Mark Healey, Guy Lake, Mathieu le Sueur, Kellie Payne, Brenton Smith, Philip Vivian and Karen Wong.
| Completed | Firm name | Project name | Location | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | Reed & Barnes | Melbourne, Victoria | [7] | ||
| 1867 | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||
| 1880 | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||
| Reed, Henderson & Smart | |||||
| Reed, Tappin & Smart | |||||
| 1903 | Bates, Peebles & Smart | Melbourne, Victoria | [8] | ||
| 1910-13 | Melbourne, Victoria | [9] | |||
| 1912 & 1913 | Buckley & Nunn, now David Jones | 298-310 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria | [10] | ||
| 1930 | Bates, Smart, McCutcheon | AMP Building | Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria | [11] | |
| 1933 | Buckley & Nunn's Menswear Store (now David Jones), | 312 Bourke StreetMelbourne, Victoria | |||
| 1937 | Second Church of Christ Scientist | Camberwell, Victoria | Street Architecture Medal 1938 | [12] | |
| 1956 | Wilson Hall | Melbourne University | [13] | ||
| 1957 | [14] [15] | ||||
| 1937-8 | MLC Building, Sydney | 42-46 Martin Place, Sydney | [16] | ||
| 1958 | Melbourne, Victoria | [17] | |||
| 1960 | Johns & Waygood, City Road South | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 1975 | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||
| 1997 | Bates Smart | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| 2000 | Federation Square including the | Melbourne, Victoria | [18] [19] | ||
| 2000 | Toyota Headquarters | Woolooware, Sydney | [20] | ||
| 2001 | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||
| 2003 | NSW Police Headquarters | Sydney | |||
| 2004 | 420 George Street | Sydney central business district | |||
| 2005 | Walsh Bay Redevelopment | [21] | |||
| 2006 | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||
| 2007 | NSW Attorney General's Department Headquarters | ||||
| 2007 | Pinnacle Office Development | ||||
| 2007 | AHM Headquarters | ||||
| 2008 | Government Service Centre | ||||
| 2010 | Mid City | Sydney central business district | |||
| 2018 | |||||