ARM Architecture (company)

ARM Architecture
Practice information
Partners
  • Howard Raggatt
  • Jesse Judd
  • Andrew Lilleyman
  • Mark Raggatt
  • Andrew Hayne
Founders
  • Stephen Ashton
  • Howard Raggatt
  • Ian McDougall
Founded1988 (1988)
LocationMelbourne, Sydney, Perth, Gold Coast and Adelaide, Australia
Significant works and honors
Buildings
Projects
  • Adelaide Festival Plaza Precinct
  • Elizabeth Quay
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, and 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 has been described as practising "architectural outspokenness".[3] The firm has undertaken a number of 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, and Elizabeth Quay in Perth. Other projects include the Perth Arena and Wanangkura Stadium in Port Hedland.

As of 2016, ARM was the only Australian firm to have won the Australian Institute of Architects' Premier State Award seven times, most recently for the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre.[3] The firm's design work has been featured on two Australian postage stamps.[3]

Notable projects

Completed Project name Location Award Notes
1994 St Kilda Library Melbourne
  • Commendation for Institutional Alterations and Extensions, 1995
  • Commendation for Interior Architecture, 1995
 [4]
1995 RMIT Storey Hall Melbourne
  • Interior Architecture Award, 1996
  • National Interior Architecture Award, 1996
  • Victorian Architecture Medal, 1996
  • William Wardell Award for Institutional Architecture, 1996
  • Marion Mahony Griffin Award for Interior Architecture, 1996
  • Dulux Colour Awards, National Award, 1996
 [4]
2000 National Museum of Australia Canberra
  • Award of Merit, 2002 (ACT)
  • Colorbond Award, 2002 (ACT)
 [4]
2001 Marion Cultural Centre Adelaide
  • Award of Merit, 2003 (SA)
 [4]
2004 Shrine of Remembrance Visitor Centre and Gardens Melbourne
  • Victorian Architecture Medal, 2004
  • Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, 2004
  • Melbourne Prize, 2004
  • William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2004
  • John George Knight Award (Heritage Architecture), 2004
2006 Melbourne Central Shopping Centre Melbourne
  • Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, 2006
  • Melbourne Prize, 2006
 [5]
2007 Albury Library Museum Albury
  • Public Architecture Award, 2008
2008 Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre Project, (Southbank Theatre) Melbourne
  • Victorian Architecture Medal, 2009
  • Marion Mahony Award for Interior Architecture, 2009
  • Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design, 2009
  • William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2009
2012 Hamer Hall Melbourne
  • National Award for Interior Architecture, 2013
  • Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage, 2013
  • Melbourne Prize, 2013
 [6][7]
2012 Perth Arena Perth
  • Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2013
  • Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture, 2013 (National)
  • Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture, 2013 (WA)[8]
  • George Temple Poole Award, 2013 (WA)
  • Colorbond Steel Award, 2013 (WA)
 [6][9]
2012 Wanangkura Stadium Port Hedland
2013 Administration building, National Museum of Australia Canberra
2013–present Home of the Arts Surfers Paradise [10]
2015 Shrine of Remembrance Galleries of Remembrance Melbourne
  • Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2015
  • Victorian Architecture Medal, 2015
  • Melbourne Prize, 2015
  • William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2015
  • John George Knight Award (Heritage Architecture), 2015
  • Urban Design Architecture Award, 2015
2016 Geelong Library and Heritage Centre Geelong
  • Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2016
  • Victorian Architecture Medal, 2016
  • William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, 2016
  • Marion Mahony Award for Interior Architecture, 2016
  • Regional Prize, 2016
2020—2022 Sydney Opera House Renewal Sydney, Australia
  • NSW Architecture Medallion, 2023
  • Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Architecture, 2023[11]
  • Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture, 2023[12][13]
  • John Verge Award for Interior Architecture, 2023 (NSW)
  • Greenway Award for Heritage, 2023 (NSW)
2023 Geelong Arts Centre (Stage 3) Geelong [14]
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. ^ a b c Rattenbury, Kester; Bevan, Rob; Long, Kiernan (2004). Architects of Today. Laurence King Publishing. pp. 20–21.
  4. ^ a b c d "ARM Architecture". australian-architects. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Walter Burley Griffin Award". Architecture Australia. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Interior Architecture, National Awards for Interior Architecture". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  7. ^ "News & media, Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  8. ^ "2013 WA Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Public Architecture, Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  10. ^ "About HOTA". HOTA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  11. ^ National Architecture Awards Jury (31 October 2022). "2023 Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Architecture". Architecture AU. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Winners revealed: 2023 National Architecture Awards". Architecture AU. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  13. ^ "2023 NSW Architecture Awards Winners". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Our future plans". Geelong Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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