Woods Bagot
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Woods Bagot is a global design studio specialising in the design and planning of facilities across three key sectors: education and science, lifestyle, and workplace.
The company was founded in the mid 19th century in South Australia. It maintained a presence in Australia throughout the 20th century and grew to become a global design studio at the beginning of the 21st century. Woods Bagot currently has studios in 5 regions: Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.
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[edit] Studio locations
Woods Bagot has studios in:
- Australia: Adelaide; Brisbane; Canberra; Melbourne; Sydney; Perth
- Asia: Beijing; Hong Kong; Shanghai
- Europe: London
- Middle East: Dubai
- North America: San Francisco; New York
[edit] Selected works
- Nakheel Tower, Dubai
- National War Memorial, Adelaide
- City Central, Adelaide
- Southern Cross Tower, Melbourne
- Inacity Tower, Manchester
- College of the North Atlantic, Doha
- Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne (in association with NH Architecture)
- University of Western Australia Business School, Perth
- Phillips Fox interior fitouts, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne & Perth
[edit] History
- 1905 "Woods & Bagot"[1]
- 19?? "Woods, Bagot, Jory"[2][3]
- 1914 "Woods, Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith"[4]
- 1930 "Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin"[4][5]
- 19?? "Woods, Bagot Architects Pty Ltd"[4]
- 1975 "Woods Bagot Architects, Incorporated"[6]
- 1987 "Woods Bagot Pty Ltd"[6]
[edit] University of Adelaide
Source: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ps/services/records/BuildingSummaryList-Owned.xls
| Year |
Building |
Heritage? |
Campus |
Architect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Mitchell Building Stage 2 | Heritage[7] | North Tce | Woods & Bagot |
| 1915 | Old Classics Wing Stage 2 | Heritage[8] | North Tce | Woods & Bagot |
| 1922 | Darling Building | North Tce | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith | |
| 1928+ | Union House | Heritage | North Tce | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith |
| 1931 | Barr Smith Library | Heritage | North Tce | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith |
| 1936 | Bonython Hall | Heritage | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin |
| 1940 | Benham Laboratories | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1946+ | Engineering Buildings | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1946 | Mathematics Building (Demolished 2007) |
North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1951 | Medical School | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1952 | Mawson Laboratories | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1960 | Badger Laboratories | North Tce | Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin | |
| 1891 | Urrbrae House | Heritage | Waite | E. J. Woods (& C. H. Marryat) |
| 1930+ | Waite Building | Heritage | Waite | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne-Smith |
| 1883+ | Main Building | Heritage | Roseworthy | E. J. Woods |
[edit] Notable 20th Century South Australian Architecture
Source: http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.18.3146.5251
| Date |
Building |
Suburb |
Architect / Architectural Practice |
Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Newland Memorial Church | Victor Harbor | Woods Bagot, Jory & Laybourne Smith | Classical Revival & Beaux Arts |
| 1934 | (Former) AMP Building |
Adelaide | L Laybourne Smith / Woods, Bagot, Laybourne Smith & Irwin | Classical Revival & Beaux Arts |
| 1932 | Barr Smith Library (University of Adelaide) |
Adelaide | W H Bagot | Georgian Revival |
| 1937 | Elder House (Currie St) |
Adelaide | W H Bagot | Georgian Revival |
| 1936 | Bonython Hall (University of Adelaide) |
Adelaide | W H Bagot / Woods, Bagot, Laybourne Smith & Irwin | Gothic Revival & "Olde English" |
| 1931 | National War Memorial (North Tce) |
Adelaide | L Laybourne Smith | Art Deco & Moderne |
| 1930 | Nurney Residence | North Adelaide | W H Bagot (Alterations) | Mediterranean |
| 1992 | IS&T and Eng Buildings[9] (Flinders University of South Australia) |
Bedford Park | Woods Bagot | Late Modern |
[edit] Awards
- The AIA Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture (2009) for ivy, George Street, Sydney, NSW
- The AIA Award for International Architecture (2009) for Qatar Science and Technology Park, Doha, Qatar [10]
[edit] References
- ^ Berry, Dean W. (1979). "Bagot, Walter Hervey (1880-1963)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070138b.htm. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ Woods Bagot Collection, University of South Australia
- ^ Herbert Harrold Jory, architect for St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide
- ^ a b c J. C. Irwin, Smith, Louis Laybourne (1880-1965), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 656-657.
- ^ Bridget Jolly, Irwin, Sir James Campbell (1906-1990), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, Melbourne University Press, pp 576-577.
- ^ a b Woods Bagot - Our History
- ^ Stage 1 of the Mitchell Building was designed by William McMinn in 1882
- ^ Stage 1 of the Old Classics Wing was designed by Grainger & Naish in 1886
- ^ Information Science & Technology Building and Engineering Building
- ^ "Australian Institute of Architects 2009 National Architecture Awards". Australian Institute of Architects. 29 October 2009. http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=13515. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
