ARM Architecture or Ashton Raggatt McDougall is an

architectural firm In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and other countri ...

with offices in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, and

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. The firm was founded in 1988 and has completed internationally renowned design work. ARM's founding directors were Stephen Ashton,

Howard Raggatt Howard Raggatt is an Australian architect, member of the firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall, and best known for the design of the National Museum of Australia The National Museum of Australia, in the national capital Canberra, preserves and inter ...

, Ian McDougall. Notable projects include the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, the Melbourne Recital Centre and

Southbank Theatre Southbank Theatre is a performing arts venue located in the Southbank region of Melbourne, Victoria. It is the principal home of the Melbourne Theatre Company. The theatre was designed by ARM Architecture (Ashton Raggatt McDougall), and opened ...

in Melbourne,

Perth Arena Perth Arena (known commercially as ) is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainmen ...

and the

Marion Cultural Centre Marion Cultural Centre is located in the City of Marion, a local government area and suburb in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. History The Marion Cultural Centre is situated in the suburb of Marion, in the city of Adelaide, South Austr ...

Architectural style

ARM is known for "architectural outspokenness". ARM is highly regarded for its heritage and renewal projects including the refurbishment of Hamer Hall at Arts Centre Melbourne, the redevelopment of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne,

RMIT RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering classes in art, scienc ...

Storey Hall Storey Hall, located at 342–344 Swanston Street in Melbourne, Australia, is part of the RMIT City campus of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University). It consists of a grand meeting hall constructed in 1887, extended and r ...

and the redevelopment of

Melbourne Central Shopping Centre Melbourne Central is a large shopping centre, office, and public transport hub in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, which was refurbished in 2005 by architects Ashton Raggatt ...

. ARM was also commissioned to prepare the masterplans for

Melbourne Docklands Docklands, also known as Melbourne Docklands, is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. Docklands recorded a population ...

, the

Adelaide Festival Plaza Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre and the home of South Australia's performing arts, was built in the 1970s, designed by Hassell Architects. The Festival Theatre opened in June 1973 with the rest of the cent ...

Precinct, and

Elizabeth Quay Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth#cbd, Perth central business district. Focusing on an area located on the north shore of Perth Water near the landmark Swan Bells, the precinct being developed by the project was nam ...

in Perth. Recent projects include the

and Wanangkura Stadium in Port Hedland. A national survey of 600 architects conducted by the Architectural Review Australia found ARM to be considered the most influential architectural office in Australia in the period 1982–2007. ARM is the only Australian firm to win the

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' Premier State Award five times, most recently for the

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

Arena in Western Australia. Their design work has been featured on two Australian postage stamps.

Notable projects

ARM has designed some of

's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:

Gallery

File:National Museum of Australia (3435541957).jpg, National Museum of Australia (2000) File:Albury Library Museum.jpg,

Albury Library Museum Albury Library Museum is a combined library and museum in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. Designed by Ashton Raggatt McDougall it was opened in 2007. In the first year of its operation the building had 226,000 visitors, of which 80,000 enter ...

(2007) File:Recital Centre (7683095074).jpg, Melbourne Recital Centre (2008) File:Perth Arena November 2012.jpg,

(2012) File:Geelong Library 2015.jpg,

Geelong Library and Heritage Centre The Geelong Library and Heritage Centre is a regional library, archive and resource facility in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Geelong Free Library was begun in 1858. The Geelong Historical Records Centre was established in 1979 as a ...

(2015) File:Arts West, University of Melbourne.jpg, Arts West Building (2017)

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

References

External links

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Interview with Howard Raggatt and Ian McDougall on the Melbourne Recital Centre and Melbourne Theatre Company projects

Mongrel Rapture: The Architecture of Ashton Raggatt McDougall - book on the practice's work
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashton Raggatt Mcdougall Architecture firms of Australia Architecture firms based in Victoria (Australia) Design companies established in 1988 1988 establishments in Australia Recipients of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal

Architectural style

Notable projects

Gallery

See also

References

External links