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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.
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.
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]
ARM has designed some of Australia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:
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1994 | St Kilda Library | Melbourne | [4] | |
1995 | RMIT Storey Hall | Melbourne |
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2000 | National Museum of Australia | Canberra | [4] | |
2001 | Marion Cultural Centre | Adelaide | [4] | |
2004 | Shrine of Remembrance Visitor Centre and Gardens | Melbourne |
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2006 | Melbourne Central Shopping Centre | Melbourne |
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2007 | Albury Library Museum | Albury |
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2008 | Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne | ||
2008 | Southbank Theatre | Melbourne | ||
2012 | Hamer Hall | Melbourne |
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2012 | Perth Arena | Perth |
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2012 | Wanangkura Stadium | Port Hedland | ||
2013 | Administration building, National Museum of Australia | Canberra | ||
2013–present | Home of the Arts | Surfers Paradise | [9] | |
2015 | Shrine of Remembrance Galleries of Remembrance | Melbourne |
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2016 | Geelong Library and Heritage Centre | Geelong |
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2020—2022 | Sydney Opera House Renewal | Sydney, Australia |
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2020s | Geelong Arts Centre | Geelong | [11] |
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