Bates Smart

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title: "Bates Smart" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["architecture-in-australia", "architecture-firms-of-australia", "architecture-firms-based-in-victoria-(state)", "australian-companies-established-in-1853", "design-companies-established-in-1853", "companies-based-in-melbourne", "19th-century-australian-architects", "20th-century-australian-architects", "21st-century-australian-architects"] description: "Architectural firm based in Melbourne, Australia" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_Smart" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Architectural firm based in Melbourne, Australia ::

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Field	Value
city	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
coordinates
founded	1853
founders
awards
significant_buildings
website
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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. 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

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Completed	Firm name	Project name	Location	Award	Notes
1864	Joseph Reed	Melbourne Public Library	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1866	Reed & Barnes
(1862)	Independent Church	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1867	Melbourne Town Hall	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1869	Rippon Lea	Elsternwick, VIC, Australia
1874	Scots' Church	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1880	Melbourne International Exhibition Building	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1882	Wilson Hall	University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
	Reed Henderson & Smart
(1883)
	Reed Smart & Tappin
(1890)
	Smart Tappin & Peebles
1913	Bates Peebles & Smart
(1907)	Reading Room, Melbourne Public Library	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
	Bates & Smart
1932	Bates Smart & McCutcheon
(1926)	AMP Building	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1933	Buckley & Nunn's Men's Store	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1938	MLC Building	Sydney, NSW, Australia
1956	Wilson Hall	University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1957	MLC Building, North Sydney	, NSW, Australia
1958	ICI House	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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	Bates Smart
(since 1995)	Crown 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 including the
Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia	Melbourne, VIC, Australia

| 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 headquarters, Melbourne (2009)

References

References

1. "Collaborator: Bates Smart".
2. "165 Years of Enduring Architecture Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed, Bates Smart Is One of Australia’S Oldest Redefining Density Architectural Firms".
3. "Bates Smart, 150 Years Of Australian Architecture by Bates Smart Architects - Issuu".
4. Letter from Bates Smart & McCutcheon Pty Ltd. https://www.loreto.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/William-Brittain-Tappin-bio.pdf
5. (2012). "Encyclopaedia of Australian Architects". Cambridge University Press.
6. Goad, Philip. (2004). "Bates Smart: 150 years of Australian Architecture". Thames and Hudson.
7. Saunders, David. "Reed, Joseph (1823? - 1890)". [[Australian National University]].
8. "AMP Building".
9. "Wilson Hall".
10. (13 May 1955). "OUR GIANT BUILDING". [[The Argus (Melbourne)]].
11. {{cite NSW HD. 2180854. MLC Building. ()
12. [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.]
13. "AIA Awards: Federation Square". [[Australian Institute of Architects]].
14. "AIA Awards: The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square". [[Australian Institute of Architects]].

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