# Bates Smart

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. 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

| Completed | Firm name | Project name | Location | Award | Notes |
| 1864 | Joseph Reed (1853) | Melbourne Public Library | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1866 | Reed & Barnes (1862) | Independent Church | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1867 | Reed & Barnes (1862) | Melbourne Town Hall | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1869 | Reed & Barnes (1862) | Rippon Lea | Elsternwick, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1874 | Reed & Barnes (1862) | Scots' Church | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1880 | Reed & Barnes (1862) | Melbourne International Exhibition Building | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1882 | Reed & Barnes (1862) | Wilson Hall | University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| | Reed Henderson & Smart (1883) | Reed Henderson & Smart (1883) | Reed Henderson & Smart (1883) | Reed Henderson & Smart (1883) | Reed Henderson & Smart (1883) |
| | Reed Smart & Tappin (1890) | Reed Smart & Tappin (1890) | Reed Smart & Tappin (1890) | Reed Smart & Tappin (1890) | Reed Smart & Tappin (1890) |
| | Smart Tappin & Peebles (1906) | Smart Tappin & Peebles (1906) | Smart Tappin & Peebles (1906) | Smart Tappin & Peebles (1906) | Smart Tappin & Peebles (1906) |
| 1913 | Bates Peebles & Smart (1907) | Reading Room, Melbourne Public Library | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| | Bates & Smart (1922) | Bates & Smart (1922) | Bates & Smart (1922) | Bates & Smart (1922) | Bates & Smart (1922) |
| 1932 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | AMP Building | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1933 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | Buckley & Nunn's Men's Store | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1938 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | MLC Building | Sydney, NSW, Australia | | |
| 1956 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | Wilson Hall | University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1957 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | MLC Building, North Sydney | North Sydney, NSW, Australia | | |
| 1958 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | ICI House | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1969 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | Australian Embassy | Washington D.C. USA | | |
| 1969 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | AMP Square and St James Building | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | In collaboration with SOM |
| 1978 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | Metropolitan Fire Brigade Headquarters | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 1980 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | Collins Place | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | In collaboration with I.M. Pei |
| 1992 | Bates Smart & McCutcheon (1926) | 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 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | Pier 8/9 | Walsh Bay, NSW, Australia | | |
| 2001 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | The Melburnian | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | In collaboration with HPA Architects |
| 2002 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | Federation Square including the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design (2003)RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture (2003) | In collaboration with Lab Architecture Studio |
| 2006 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | 55 Miller Street | Pyrmont, NSW, Australia | | |
| 2010 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | Mid City, 420 George Street | Sydney, NSW, Australia | | |
| 2010 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | Crown Metropol | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 2011 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | The Royal Children's Hospital | Parkville, VIC, Australia | | In Collaboration with Billard Leece Partnership, with HKS as International Advisor |
| 2013 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | 171 Collins Street | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |
| 2013 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | Dandenong Mental Health Facility | Dandenong, VIC, Australia | | In collaboration with Irwin Alsop |
| 2014 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | 180 Thomas Street | Sydney, NSW, Australia | | |
| 2014 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | The Kensington Colleges | University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia | | |
| 2015 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia | | |
| 2015 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | Canberra Airport Hotel | Canberra, ACT, Australia | | |
| 2017 | Bates Smart (since 1995) | 35 Spring Street | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | | |

## Gallery

* State Library of Victoria, Swanston Street, Melbourne
* St Michael's Uniting Church, Collins Street, Melbourne
* Melbourne Trades Hall, Carlton
* The Scots' Church, Collins Street, Melbourne
* Melbourne Town Hall, Collins Street
* A.C. Goode House, Melbourne
* The Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
* Former AMP Building, now ANZ Royal Branch
* St Paul's Cathedral, Flinders Street
* Wesley Church, Melbourne
* Ormond College Clock Tower, University of Melbourne
* Former Metropolitan Gas Company building on Flinders Street, Melbourne
* Holy Trinity Church, St Kilda
* Sacred Heart Church, St Kilda
* Lombard Building
* Former Mutual Store
* Melba Hall
* ICI House, Melbourne (1955–58)
* Optus Centre (1975)
* Crown Casino
* Freshwater Place
* The Age headquarters, Melbourne (2009)