Peddle Thorp

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Peddle Thorp
Company type Privately-owned
Industry Architecture
Founded1980s in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
HeadquartersLevel 1, 525 Flinders Street,
Melbourne, Victoria
,
Australia
Area served
Australia
Key people
  • Chris Doufas
  • Rob Page
  • Martin Hall
Services
Website www.pta.com.au

Peddle Thorp is an Australian-based architecture, interior design, and urban planning firm, with an office located in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Major architectural works

Peddle Thorp has designed some of Australia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:

CompletedProject nameLocationAwardNotes
1988 National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (now Rod Laver Arena) Flinders Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1]
1997 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria
2000Hilton Melbourne Airport (now Parkroyal) Melbourne Airport, VictoriaExcellence in Construction Award (2001) [2] [3]
Melbourne Aquarium and Antarctic Exhibition Melbourne Aquarium, VictoriaAustralian Property Council, Category Winner (2001)
2004 TEDA Football Stadium Tianjin, China Zhan Tian You Award, Winner (2005)
Lu Ban Award, Winner (2005)
Royal Hobart Hospital Hobart, Tasmania Australian Institute of Architects Awards, Urban Design Award, Winner (2008)
Kardinia Park South Geelong, Victoria
2010 ANZ Bank Headquarters Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria World Architecture Festival Interiors and Fit Out, Overall Winner (2011) [4]
2012 RMIT Design Hub RMIT University, Melbourne City campus, VictoriaVictorian Architecture Medal (2013)
William Wardell Award for Public Architecture (2013)
International Prize for Sustainable Architecture (2013)		 [5]

The firm produced highly innovative design features such as the roof opening at the tennis centre at Melbourne Park, which was one of the first in the world to use this approach; to allow for play in all kinds of weather. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "How Peddle Thorp designed opening roof at Melbourne Tennis Centre". Peddle Thorp Architects. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Parkroyal returns to Melbourne with new GM". Hospitality. Australia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "1999 Annual Report" (PDF). Australia Pacific Airports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "ANZ Centre, Melbourne, Australia". World Buildings Directory. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "NEW YORK ARCHITECTS SELECT PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS FOR 2013" (PDF). International Architecture Awards. The Chicago Athenaeum. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "25 Years of Retractable Roof Tennis in Australia". World Tennis Magazine. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2013.


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