ARM Architecture (company)

Australian architectural firm

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ARM Architecture

Practice information
Partners|

* Howard Raggatt
* Jesse Judd
* Andrew Lilleyman
* Mark Raggatt
* Andrew Hayne

Founders|

* Stephen Ashton
* Howard Raggatt
* Ian McDougall

Founded| 1988 (1988)
Location| Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Gold Coast and Adelaide, Australia
Significant works and honors
Buildings|

* Storey Hall
* National Museum of Australia
* Shrine of Remembrance Redevelopment
* Melbourne Recital Centre

Projects|

* Adelaide Festival Plaza Precinct
* Elizabeth Quay

Website
www.armarchitecture.com.au

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

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ARM is known for "architectural outspokenness".[1] 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,[2] 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.[3] 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.[1]

## Notable projects

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ARM has designed some of Australia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:

Completed | Project name | Location | Award | Notes

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1994 | St Kilda Library | Melbourne |  | [4]
1995 | RMIT Storey Hall | Melbourne |

* RAIA Interior Architecture Award, 1996

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2000 | National Museum of Australia | Canberra |  | [4]
2001 | Marion Cultural Centre | Adelaide |  | [4]
2004 | Shrine of Remembrance Visitor Centre and Gardens | Melbourne |

* RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, 2004
* RAIA 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

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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, 2013
* RAIA Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage, 2013
* Melbourne Prize, 2013

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2012 | Perth Arena | Perth |

* RAIA Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2013
* RAIA Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture, 2013 (National)
* Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture, 2013 (WA)[8]
* George Temple Poole Award, 2013 (WA)
* Colorbond Steel Award, 2013 (WA)

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2012 | Wanangkura Stadium | Port Hedland |  |
2013 | Administration building, National Museum of Australia | Canberra |  |
2013–present | Home of the Arts | Surfers Paradise |  | [10]
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, 2016
* Victorian Architecture Medal, 2016
* William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2016
* Marion Mahony Award for Interior Architecture
* Regional Prize

2020—2022 | Sydney Opera House Renewal | Sydney, Australia |

* NSW Architecture Medallion, 2023
* Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Architecture, 2023
* Emil Sonderson Award for Interior Architecture, 2023

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2023 | Geelong Arts Centre (Stage 3) | Geelong |  | [12]
2023  | Blacktown Exercise and Sports Technology Hub (BEST)  | Rooty Hill |  |

## Gallery

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* 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

## See also

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* Australia portal
* Architecture portal

* Architecture of Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b Rattenbury, Kester; Bevan, Rob; Long, Kiernan (2004). Architects of Today. Laurence King Publishing. pp. 20–21.
2. ^ Adelaide Festival Plaza Precinct
3. ^ "special edition ar100". Architectural Review Australia. Melbourne. 2007.
4. ^ a b c d "ARM Architecture". australian-architects. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
5. ^ "Walter Burley Griffin Award". Architecture Australia. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
6. ^ a b "Interior Architecture, National Awards for Interior Architecture". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
7. ^ "News & media, Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
8. ^ "2013 WA Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
9. ^ "Public Architecture, Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
10. ^ "About HOTA". HOTA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
11. ^ "2023 NSW Architecture Awards Winners". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
12. ^ "Our future plans". Geelong Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashton Raggatt McDougall.

* ARM official website
* Interview with Howard Raggatt and Ian McDougall on the Melbourne Recital Centre and Melbourne Theatre Company projects
* Mongrel Rapture: The Architecture of Ashton Raggatt McDougall - book on the practice's work

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States