BVN Architecture
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BVN Architecture, formerly Bligh Voller Nield, is an architecture
firm based in Australia
.
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.
BVN Architecture is one of the largest architectural practices in Australia with offices located in Brisbane
, Sydney
and Melbourne
with project offices in Canberra
, Auckland
and London
.
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
.
20 Alfred Street Apartments, Milsons Point NSW
Attorney General's Department Workplace, Canberra ACT
Brain and Mind Research Institute at the Univeristy of Sydney, Sydney NSW
Bendigo Bank Headquarters, Bendigo VIC
BVN Sydney Studio, Sydney NSW
Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 4, Townsville QLD
Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel, Puckapunyal
VIC
RAAF Richmond 36/37 Squadron Headquarters, Richmond NSW
Ravenswood School for Girls
, Gordon NSW
Stockland Head Office, Sydney NSW
International
London 2012 Olympic Athlete's Village (in progress), London UK
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
firm based in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
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.
BVN Architecture is one of the largest architectural practices in Australia with offices located in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
with project offices in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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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
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
and 2012 London Olympic Games
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
.
Notable Projects
Australia20 Alfred Street Apartments, Milsons Point NSW
- 2010 RAIA Aaron BolotAaron BolotAaron M. Bolot was a Crimean architect. An emigrant to Australia, Bolot contributed to and designed a number of historically significant buildings, including the Flats at Potts Point, registered with the Register of the National Estate for, among other things, its significance in the history of...
Award for Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing
Attorney General's Department Workplace, Canberra ACT
- 2010 RAIA ACT W. Hayward Morris Award for Interior Architecture for Attorney General's Department Workplace, Canberra ACT
Brain and Mind Research Institute at the Univeristy of Sydney, Sydney NSW
- 2011 RAIA NSW Sulman Award
- 2011 RIBARibaRiba means one of the senses of "usury" . Riba is forbidden in Islamic economic jurisprudence fiqh and considered as a major sin...
International Award for Architectural Excellence - 2010 World Architecture FestivalWorld Architecture FestivalThe World Architecture Festival is an annual event held in Barcelona organised by EMAP, a media group that runs other festivals, including the World Retail Congress and Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, as well as publishes various journals, including within the field of...
- World Health Building
Bendigo Bank Headquarters, Bendigo VIC
- 2009 RAIA National Award for Commercial Architecture for Bendigo Bank Headquarters, Bendigo VIC
BVN Sydney Studio, Sydney NSW
- 2011 RAIA NSW John Verge Award for Interior Architecture
- 2011 IDA NSW Best of State Award
Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 4, Townsville QLD
- 2011 RAIA Walter and Oliver Tunbridge Award for Building of the Year
Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel, Puckapunyal
Puckapunyal
Puckapunyal is an Australian Army training facility and base 10 km west of Seymour, in central Victoria, south-eastern Australia.-Description:Puckapunyal is a small restricted-access town inhabited mainly by about 280...
VIC
- 2011 IDA Best of State Commercial Design Victoria Award
RAAF Richmond 36/37 Squadron Headquarters, Richmond NSW
- 5 Star Green StarGreen Star (Australia)Green Star is a voluntary environmental rating system for buildings in Australia. It was launched in 2003 by the Green Building Council of Australia....
- Office Design and 5 Star Green StarGreen Star (Australia)Green Star is a voluntary environmental rating system for buildings in Australia. It was launched in 2003 by the Green Building Council of Australia....
- Office As Built certified rating
Ravenswood School for Girls
Ravenswood School for Girls
Ravenswood School for Girls is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, situated in Gordon, an Upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, Gordon NSW
Stockland Head Office, Sydney NSW
- 2008 RAIA NSW Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture for Stockland Head Office, Sydney NSW
International
London 2012 Olympic Athlete's Village (in progress), London UK