BVN Architecture

BVN is an architecture firm based in Australia. The firm has won more Sir John Sulman Medals than any other Australian practice.

BVN
Practice information
Partners
  • James Grose
  • Bill Dowzer
  • Julian Ashton
  • Phillip Rossington
  • Catherine Skinner
  • Matthew Blair
  • Ninotschka Titchovsky
  • Kevin O'Brien
  • Mark Grimmer
  • David Kelly
  • Kevin O'Brien
  • Brian Donovan
  • Julian Ashton
  • Ian Kirkland
  • Neil Logan
  • Ali Bounds
  • Sally Johnson
Founders
Founded1997 (1997)
LocationSydney (head office)
Significant works and honors
Projects
Awards
Website
www.bvn.com.au

History

The firm dates back to 1926 with the original partners being Arthur William Forster Bligh and Colin Jessup. Athol Bretnall and Ronald Voller joined the partnership after World War II and they were known as Bligh Jessup Bretnall and Partners. Graham Bligh entered the partnership in 1965.

Bligh Voller Nield was established during 1997 to 1999 with the merger of Bligh Voller Architects, Lawrence Nield and Partners Australia, Grose Bradley and Pels Innes Neilson and Kosloff. In 2009, Bligh Voller Nield became BVN Architecture.[1] in 2013 BVN merged with Donovan Hill to form BVN Donovan Hill. In 2014 the practice became BVN.

BVN is one of the largest architectural practices in Australia with studios located in Brisbane, Sydney, and New York City, with project offices in various cities around the world. BVN's portfolio includes airports, commercial, defence, education, health, science, hospitality, interiors, masterplanning, public buildings, residential, retail, sport, transport, urban design and workplace projects.[2]

BVN practices a whole-systems approach to architecture rather than traditional, simplistic architectural formalism. BVN employs researchers, data scientists, electronic engineers and associated disciplines to create places, measure and then analyse their use and performance with the intention of greatly improving environments and giving the practice of architecture a true formal basis.

The firm has been extremely successful since the early 2000s designing many landmark buildings in Australia and sport facilities for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2012 London Olympic Games.[3]

Notable projects
The Australian PlantBank
Taronga Zoo
Ravenswood School for Girls
ASB New Zealand
Translational Research Institute (In Association with Wilson Architects)
BVN Brisbane Studio
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre
Regional Terminal at Christchurch Airport

BVN has designed some of Australasia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:

CompletedProject nameLocationAwardNotes
2000Tennis Centre of NSW
2003University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10Broadway, Sydney
200636/37 Squadron Headquarters, RAAF
2014Australian PlantBankAustralian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan
  • RAIA NSW Sustainable Architecture Award
  • WAF High Commendation Research Buildings
  • RAIA NSW Public Architecture Award
  • RAIA National Award for Sustainable Architecture
  • RAIA National Award for Public Architecture
[4]
2012Taronga ZooMosman, Sydney
  • RAIA Urban Design Award
  • RAIA NSW Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design
  • PIA Australia Award for Urban Design Small Scale Commendation
[5]
2012Ravenswood School for Girls, Mabel Fidler BuildingGordon, Sydney
  • Think Brick Landscape Award
  • RAIA Public Building Awards
  • RAIA NSW Sir John Sulman Medal for Public Architecture
  • MBA NSW Private School Construction Award
  • ATFA Factory Finished Floor of the Year Award for Excellence
  • ASI Large Projects Highly Commended
  • International Architecture Award (2013)
  • Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award (2013)
  • AIDA Winner – Interior Design Impact (2015)
[6][7][8][9]
2014ASB North Wharfnew Wynyard Quarter, Auckland, New Zealand
  • NZIA Auckland Architecture Award – Sustainable Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Sustainable Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Commercial Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Interior Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Medal
  • New Zealand Commercial Project Awards – Gold Award
  • Property Council New Zealand – merit in Resene Green Building Property Award
  • Property Council New Zealand – Hays Commercial Office Property Award
  • Supreme Award – Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards
  • RAIA Interior Architecture Award in the International category
  • WAF High Commendation Office Buildings
  • IDEA High Commendation International category
[10]
2013Translational Research InstitutePrincess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
  • RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture
  • RAIA National Award for Public Architecture
  • RAIA QLD Sustainable Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA QLD GHM Addison Award for Interior Architecture
  • RAIA QLD FDG Stanley Award for Best Public Building
  • RAIA Brisbane Sustainable Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA Brisbane Public Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA Brisbane John Dalton Award for Building of the Year
  • RAIA Brisbane Interior Architecture Commendation
  • IDA Public Design High Commendation
  • IDA Best of State Commercial Award
  • TDA Best Northern Region Award for Excellence
  • Lighting Design Award of Excellence (IES Lighting Design Awards Qld Chapter)
  • Luminaire Design: Commendation (IES Lighting Design Awards Qld Chapter)
[11]
2014Christchurch Airport, Regional TerminalChristchurch, New Zealand
  • NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award – Commercial Architecture
  • NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award – Interior Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Commercial Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Interior Architecture
  • Shortlisted International Aviation Award
  • IDEA International Award
[12]
2015BVN Brisbane StudioBrisbane, Queensland
  • RAIA Brisbane Regional Commendation – Interior Architecture (2015)
  • AIDA Best of State QLD – Commercial Design (2015)
[13]
2013The Kinghorn Cancer CentreDarlinghurst, Sydney
  • RAIA NSW John Verge Award for Interior Architecture (2013)
  • Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award
  • WAF High Commendation – Health
[14][15]
2012Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel
  • Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award (2012)
[16]
2010Brain and Mind Research InstituteUniversity of Sydney, Sydney
[17][18][19][20][21]
Robina Hospital ExtensionGold Coast, Queensland
  • RAIA Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Regional Commendation and Building of the Year (2012)
  • AbaF Arts and Health Foundation Award (2011)
  • WAN Awards – Winner Interior Design Healthcare (2011)
[22][23][24]
2008Stockland Head OfficeSydney
[25]

See also

References
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  10. "ASB North Wharf". Jasmax.
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