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.

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

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".^[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

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

Completed	Project name	Location	Award	Notes
1994	St Kilda Library	Melbourne		[4]
1995	RMIT Storey Hall	Melbourne	RAIA Interior Architecture Award, 1996	[4]
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	[5]
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	[6][7]
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)	[6][9]
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	[11]
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)
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  Albury Library Museum (2007)
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  Southbank Theatre (2008)
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  Perth Arena (2012)
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  Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (2015)
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  Arts West Building (2017) University of Melbourne

See also

• Australia portal
• Architecture portal

• Architecture of Australia

References

1. 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. "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. "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

• 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