# ARM Architecture (company)

ARM Architecture or Ashton Raggatt McDougall is an architectural firm with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide, Australia. The firm was founded in Melbourne in 1988 and has completed nationally and internationally renowned design work. ARM's founding directors were Stephen Ashton, Howard Raggatt, Ian McDougall.
Notable projects include the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, the Melbourne Recital Centre and Southbank Theatre in Melbourne, Perth Arena and the Marion Cultural Centre in Adelaide.

## 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 Storey Hall and the redevelopment of Melbourne Central Shopping Centre. ARM was also commissioned to prepare the masterplans for Melbourne Docklands, the Adelaide Festival Plaza Precinct, and Elizabeth Quay in Perth. Recent projects include the Perth Arena 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 Australian Institute of Architects' Premier State Award seven times, most recently for the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre. Their design work has been featured on two Australian postage stamps.

## Notable projects

ARM has designed some of Australia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:
| Completed | Project name | Location | Award |
| 1994 | St Kilda Library | Melbourne | |
| 1995 | RMIT Storey Hall | Melbourne | RAIA Interior Architecture Award, 1996 |
| 2000 | National Museum of Australia | Canberra | |
| 2001 | Marion Cultural Centre | Adelaide | |
| 2004 | Shrine of Remembrance Visitor Centre and Gardens | Melbourne | RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, 2004RAIA Victoria Chapter Melbourne Prize, 2004 |
| 2006 | Melbourne Central Shopping Centre | Melbourne | RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, 2006}RAIA Victoria Chapter Melbourne Prize, 2006 |
| 2007 | Albury Library Museum | Albury | RAIA Public Architecture Award, 2008 |
| 2008 | Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre Project, (Southbank Theatre) | Melbourne | Victorian Architecture Medal, 2009 Marion Mahony Award for Interior Architecture, 2009 Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design, 2009 William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2009 |
| 2012 | Hamer Hall | Melbourne | RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture, 2013RAIA Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage, 2013Melbourne Prize, 2013 |
| 2012 | Perth Arena | Perth | RAIA Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2013RAIA Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture, 2013 (National)Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture, 2013 (WA)George Temple Poole Award, 2013 (WA)Colorbond Steel Award, 2013 (WA) |
| 2012 | Wanangkura Stadium | Port Hedland | |
| 2013 | Administration building, National Museum of Australia | Canberra | |
| 2013–present | Home of the Arts | Surfers Paradise | |
| 2015 | Shrine of Remembrance Galleries of Remembrance | Melbourne | Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2015 Victorian Architecture Medal, 2015 Melbourne Prize, 2015 William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2015 John George Knight Award (Heritage Architecture) Urban Design Architecture Award |
| 2016 | Geelong Library and Heritage Centre | Geelong | Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2016Victorian Architecture Medal, 2016William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2016Marion Mahony Award for Interior ArchitectureRegional Prize |
| 2020—2022 | Sydney Opera House Renewal | Sydney, Australia | NSW Architecture Medallion, 2023Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Architecture, 2023Emil Sonderson Award for Interior Architecture, 2023 |
| 2023 | Geelong Arts Centre (Stage 3) | Geelong | |
| 2023 | Blacktown Exercise and Sports Technology Hub (BEST) | Rooty Hill | |

## Gallery

* National Museum of Australia (2000)
* Albury Library Museum (2007)
* Southbank Theatre (2008)
* Perth Arena (2012)
* Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (2015)
* Arts West Building (2017) University of Melbourne