Bates Smart is a partner to support research by Dr Naomi Stead et al in a University of Queensland and Australian Research Council study.

BEHIND THE FACADE

‘Behind the Facade’ explores the practice of architecture from the everyday perspective of a working architecture studio.

Bates Smart believes in providing opportunities for students and graduates of architecture and design.  We provide positions in our studios for student work experience and mentoring programs.

We are delighted to announce that the Bates Smart Prize for Architectural Design 2010 at the University of Sydney has been awarded to 5th year student Hao Quan Cai.

Associate Director Eugene Cheah talks about his work with the University of Melbourne, SKINS 2010 Design Studio within the Master of Architecture program.  

We have just completed two new buildings for Dandenong Hospital, Victoria. The Emergency Department and the first stage of the Mental Health Facility department buildings have opened to the public this month. The second stage is due for completion in Oct 2012.

Directors Sheree Proposch and Kristen Whittle and Associate Directors Kevin Masci and Eugene Cheah led a team of dedicated health planners, architects and interior designers with an ambitious desire to rewrite the design rules for a public hospital.

The project presented an opportunity to provide a key public service to the community by creating a piece of high-quality Public and Social Infrastructure.

Paul Purcell, Associate Director, joined Bates Smart in 1977 and soon became the principal project leader for commercial interior projects at Bates Smart.

During his 35 year Bates Smart career, Paul has managed the fitouts for a number of significant corporations and has built successful and enduring relationships with these organisations, consultants, project managers and contractors.

We value our students for their contribution to the studio and for their loyalty and work ethic. Each year Bates Smart is proud to sponsor a range of graduate architecture and interior design shows in Sydney and Melbourne.

Here are the details of some of the shows opening in November and December.

Equity and Diversity in the Australian Architecture Profession: Women, Work and Leadership

Women have been an active and highly successful part of the architecture profession in Australia for more than a hundred years, however they remain dramatically under represented at senior management level and in professional leadership roles.

Bates Smart is one of five industry partners behind a research study aimed at understanding the issues surrounding this under representation and to propose intiatives towards change.