Bates Smart is an

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with studios in

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and

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. Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed, it is known as one of Australia's oldest architectural firms. Over the decades, the firm's multidisciplinary practices involving

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, strategy,

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and research, have been responsible for some of Australia’s most well-known and loved buildings.

History

Joseph Reed, born in 1823 in

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, 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

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(now known as the State Library of Victoria),

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, Rippon Lea, Elsternwick, and Scots Church. The Melbourne International Exhibition building is regarded as one of the greatest 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. 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

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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, Jefferey Copolov, and Cian Davis.

Notable projects

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, ''

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'' headquarters, Melbourne (2009)

References

External links

Bates Smart website
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