ARM Architecture (company)

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ARM Architecture
Practice information
Partners
Founders
Founded1988 (1988)
LocationMelbourne, Sydney, Perth, Gold Coast and Adelaide, Australia
Significant works and honors
Buildings
Projects
Website
www.armarchitecture.com.au

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 by Stephen Ashton, Howard Raggatt, Ian McDougall.[1]

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.[2]

Architectural style

ARM is known for "architectural outspokenness".[3] 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,[4] and Elizabeth Quay in Perth. Recent projects include the Perth Arena and Wanangkura Stadium in Port Hedland.

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.[3]

Notable projects

CompletedProject nameLocationAwardNotes
1994St Kilda LibraryMelbourne
  • Commendation for Institutional Alterations and Extensions, 1995
  • Commendation for Interior Architecture, 1995
[5]
1995RMIT Storey HallMelbourne
[5]
2000National Museum of AustraliaCanberra
  • Award of Merit, 2002 (ACT)
  • Colorbond Award, 2002 (ACT)
[5]
2001Marion Cultural CentreAdelaide
  • Award of Merit, 2003 (SA)
[5]
2004Shrine of Remembrance Visitor Centre and GardensMelbourne
2006Melbourne Central Shopping CentreMelbourne[6]
2007Albury Library MuseumAlbury
  • Public Architecture Award, 2008
2008Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre Project, (Southbank Theatre)Melbourne
2012Hamer HallMelbourne
  • National Award for Interior Architecture, 2013
  • Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage, 2013
  • Melbourne Prize, 2013
[7][8]
2012Perth ArenaPerth
[7][10]
2012Wanangkura StadiumPort Hedland
2013Administration building, National Museum of AustraliaCanberra
2013–presentHome of the ArtsSurfers Paradise[11]
2015Shrine of Remembrance Galleries of RemembranceMelbourne
2016Geelong Library and Heritage CentreGeelong
2020—2022Sydney Opera House RenewalSydney, Australia
  • NSW Architecture Medallion, 2023
  • Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Architecture, 2023[12]
  • Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture, 2023[13][14]
  • John Verge Award for Interior Architecture, 2023 (NSW)
  • Greenway Award for Heritage, 2023 (NSW)
2023Geelong Arts Centre (Stage 3)Geelong[15]
2023 Blacktown Exercise and Sports Technology Hub (BEST) Rooty Hill

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Arm of Prominence: ARM Architecture". Indonesia Design. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Arm of Prominence: ARM Architecture". Indonesia Design. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Rattenbury, Kester; Bevan, Rob; Long, Kiernan (2004). Architects of Today. Laurence King Publishing. pp. 20–21.
  4. ↑ Adelaide Festival Plaza Precinct
  5. 1 2 3 4 "ARM Architecture". australian-architects. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Walter Burley Griffin Award". Architecture Australia. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Interior Architecture, National Awards for Interior Architecture". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "News & media, Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013 WA Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Public Architecture, Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "About HOTA". HOTA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. ↑ National Architecture Awards Jury (31 October 2022). "2023 Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Architecture". Architecture AU. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Winners revealed: 2023 National Architecture Awards". Architecture AU. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "2023 NSW Architecture Awards Winners". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Our future plans". Geelong Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.