BVN Architecture

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

BVN is an Australian architecture firm, with studios in Sydney, Brisbane, New York and London.

History

The firm was founded in Brisbane in 1926 by Arthur Bligh, with Colin Jessup joining him later as a partner. After the Second World War, Athol Bretnall and Ronald Voller joined the partnership, leading to its name being changed to Bligh, Jessup, Bretnall and Partners. Arthur Bligh's son Graham entered the partnership in 1965, followed by Ronald Voller's son Jon.[citation needed]

The firm was renamed Bligh Voller Architects in the early 1990s. In the late 1990s (1997 to 1999), the firm became Bligh Voller Nield, through mergers with Sydney-based firm Lawrence Nield and Partners Australia, Grose Bradley and Melbourne-based firm Pels Innes Neilson and Kosloff.[citation needed]

Bligh Voller Nield became BVN Architecture in 2009[1] and merged with Donovan Hill in 2013 to form BVN Donovan Hill. In 2014 the practice transitioned to the name BVN.[citation needed]

BVN is a large architectural firm. Its portfolio includes projects such as airports, commercial and public buildings.[2] Beyond its work in Australia, it has also designed 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 numerous award-winning buildings, including the following projects:

Completed Project name Location Award Notes
2000 Tennis Centre of NSW
2003 University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10 Broadway, Sydney
2006 36/37 Squadron Headquarters, RAAF
2014 Australian PlantBank Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan
  • WAF High Commendation Research Buildings
  • RAIA National Award for Sustainable Architecture
  • RAIA National Award for Public Architecture
 [4]
2012 Taronga Zoo Mosman, Sydney
  • RAIA Urban Design Award
  • PIA Australia Award for Urban Design Small Scale Commendation
 [5]
2012 Ravenswood School for Girls, Mabel Fidler Building Gordon, 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]
2014 ASB North Wharf new Wynyard Quarter, Auckland, New Zealand
  • 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]
2013 Translational Research Institute Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
  • RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture
  • RAIA National Award for Public Architecture
  • RAIA QLD Sustainable Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA QLD FDG Stanley Award for Best Public Building
  • RAIA Brisbane Sustainable Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA Brisbane John Dalton Award for Building of the Year
  • 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]
2014 Christchurch Airport, Regional Terminal Christchurch, New Zealand
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Commercial Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Interior Architecture
  • Shortlisted International Aviation Award
  • IDEA International Award
 [12]
2015 BVN Brisbane Studio Brisbane, Queensland
  • RAIA Brisbane Regional Commendation – Interior Architecture (2015)
  • AIDA Best of State QLD – Commercial Design (2015)
 [13]
2013 The Kinghorn Cancer Centre Darlinghurst, Sydney
  • RAIA NSW John Verge Award for Interior Architecture (2013)
  • Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award
  • WAF High Commendation – Health
 [14][15]
2012 Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel
  • Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award (2012)
 [16]
2010 Brain and Mind Research Institute University of Sydney, Sydney
[17][18][19][20][21]
Robina Hospital Extension Gold 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]
2008 Stockland Head Office Sydney
[25]

Employment Data

Metric 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Female Employees (as a % of total)[26] 43.7 47.6 47.3 47.2 46.9 - 49.1 -
Male Employees (as a % of total)[26] 56.3 52.4 52.7 52.8 53.1 - 50.9 -

See also

References

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  2. ^ "BVN". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Architects build on global reputation". City News. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ^ "2014 NSW ARCHITECTURE AWARDS" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects.
  5. ^ "2012 National Architecture Awards: Urban Design". architectureau. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. ^ "NEW YORK ARCHITECTS SELECT PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS FOR 2013" (PDF). International Architecture Awards. The Chicago Athenaeum. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  7. ^ "2012 National Architecture Awards: Public". architectureau. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  8. ^ "2013 International Architecture Awards". architectureau.
  9. ^ "Wall scrawls great design writ large as BVN architects triumph". The Australian. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  10. ^ "ASB North Wharf". Jasmax.
  11. ^ "Translational Research Institute breaks laboratory mould". The Weekend Edition. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  12. ^ "IDEA". The Interior Design Excellence Awards.
  13. ^ "2015 Queensland Regional Architecture Awards: Brisbane". BVN in the press. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Sydney projects win International Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAndDesign.
  15. ^ "Australian wins at 2013 WAF and INSIDE". architectureau.
  16. ^ "PUCKAPUNYAL MILITARY AREA MEMORIAL CHAPEL". Architecture and Design.
  17. ^ "NSW SULMAN AWARD FOR PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE: Winners 2011-1932". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  18. ^ "BVN's Brain Research Building Wins Another International Prize". Architecture & Design. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Health Project Under 40000 Award Winners 2011". Design & Health. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  20. ^ "World Architecture Festival Winners 2010". World Architecture Festival. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Company profiles: BVN Donovan Hill". Construction Hunter.
  22. ^ "House in the hills and hospital expansion recognised at architecture awards". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  23. ^ "Arts & Health Foundation Award Winner Queensland". Australian Business Arts Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  24. ^ "Australian Win at Interior Design Awards". Interior Design Source. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  25. ^ "NSW Architecture Awards show trend towards better, smarter use of old buildings". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  26. ^ a b "WGEA Data explorer". Workplace Gender Equality Agency. Retrieved 11 May 2022.