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| Founded | 1997 |
| Location | Sydney (head office) |
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BVN is an Australian architecture firm, with studios in Sydney, Brisbane, and Canberra. It also has studios in New York and London.
The firm was founded in 1926, with the original partners being Arthur William Forster Bligh and Colin Jessup. 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. Graham Bligh entered the partnership in 1965.[ citation needed ]
In the late 1990s (1997 to 1999), the firm became Bligh Voller Nield by merging with Bligh Voller Architects, Lawrence Nield and Partners Australia, Grose Bradley and Pels Innes Neilson and Kosloff.[ citation needed ]
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]
BVN has designed numerous award-winning buildings, including the following projects:
| Completed | Project name | Location | Award | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 2012 | Taronga Zoo | Mosman, Sydney |
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| 2012 | Ravenswood School for Girls, Mabel Fidler Building | Gordon, Sydney |
| [6] [7] [8] [9] |
| 2014 | ASB North Wharf | new Wynyard Quarter, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| 2013 | Translational Research Institute | Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane |
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| 2014 | Christchurch Airport, Regional Terminal | Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| 2015 | BVN Brisbane Studio | Brisbane, Queensland |
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| 2013 | The Kinghorn Cancer Centre | Darlinghurst, Sydney |
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| 2012 | Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel |
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| 2010 | Brain and Mind Research Institute | University of Sydney, Sydney |
| [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |
| Robina Hospital Extension | Gold Coast, Queensland | [22] [23] [24] | ||
| 2008 | Stockland Head Office | Sydney |
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| Metric | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| 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 | - |
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