Founded in Melbourne in 1853, Bates Smart has evolved to become one of Australia’s largest multidisciplinary architecture practices, with offices in Melbourne and Sydney and a folio comprising a unique mix of significant historical buildings and major contemporary projects. Its service offering includes architecture, interior design, urban design, strategy, sustainability and research.
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Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C. by Bates Smart
The design practice’s second embassy building in the United States retains the material tactility of the first, but it demonstrates a more sophisticated layering of space in line with the evolution of Australia’s architecture.
Bates Smart designs new addition to Canberra’s Constitution Place
The ACT government has announced a new six-storey office complex will be built adjacent to the existing Constitution Place in the centre of Canberra.
Three-tower proposal resubmitted for Sydney’s Green Square
Three mixed-use buildings in Sydney’s Green Square town centre, previously approved by the City of Sydney, have once again been proposed – the latest in a series of urban renewal plans for the former industrial locality.
Bates Smart designs mammoth student accommodation precinct at UNSW
Bates Smart has unveiled designs for a five-building student accommodation precinct across the road from UNSW Kensington.
World’s tallest hybrid timber tower enters next development phase
The developer of a proposed skyscraper over Sydney’s Hunter Street Station has applied to demolish the site’s current buildings as part of the project’s next phase.
Concept plans released for Parramatta metro over-station development
Sydney Metro West has released concept plans for a Parramatta metro over-station development for a new mixed-use precinct with “retail, entertainment and opportunities for creative and innovation jobs,” the Precinct Vision states.
Two additional towers proposed for South Brisbane commercial hub
Richards and Spence and Bates Smart collaborate again on a pair of towers that will comprise part of a larger vision for a Melbourne Street commercial hub.
Industrial cathedrals: Walsh Bay Arts Precinct
A dexterous amalgam of architectural interventions turned a 100-year-old pier on Sydney Harbour into a permanent home for some of Australia’s leading performing arts companies.
New site and design for $3b Adelaide hospital
The SA government has scrapped plans to build the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital directly adjacent to Royal Adelaide Hospital, relocating it to a site that allows both hospitals room for expansion.
Design revealed for redevelopment of Sydney’s largest hospital
Bates Smart and Neeson Murcutt and Neille have a competition for the design of a new building for the largest hospital in the Sydney Local Health District.
