BVN is an architecture firm based in Australia. The firm has won more

Sir John Sulman Medal The Sir John Sulman Medal is an architectural prize presented by the New South Wales chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects since 1932. The medal is sometimes referred to as the Sulman Award and now recognises excellence in public a ...

s than any other Australian practice. BVN has studios located in Brisbane, Sydney, London and New York.

History

The firm was founded in 1926 with the original partners being

Arthur William Forster Bligh Arthur William Forster Bligh (1905-1998) was an Australian architect, who designed a number of Art Deco buildings in Queensland in the twentieth century. Early life Arthur W. F. Bligh was born on 27 May 1905 in Mosman, New South Wales to A.C.V ...

and Colin Jessup. Athol Bretnall and Ronald Voller joined the partnership after World War II, and the firm became known as Bligh, Jessup, Bretnall and Partners. Graham Bligh entered the partnership in 1965. Bligh Voller Nield was established during 1997 to 1999 with the merger of Bligh Voller Architects,

Lawrence Nield Professor Lawrence Nield is a retired Australian architect, who since 2012 has been head of the Heritage Council of New South Wales. He is also known for his writings on urban design. He was head of master planning for the 2000 Sydney Olympi ...

and Partners Australia,

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and Pels Innes Neilson and Kosloff. In 2009, Bligh Voller Nield became BVN Architecture. In 2013 BVN merged with

Donovan Hill Donovan Hill was a Brisbane, Australia, based architecture firm that was founded by Brian Donovan, Timothy Hill in 1992. The firm worked extensively in Brisbane, growing from a workforce of four to 50 within their 17-year existence. Donovan Hill's ...

to form BVN Donovan Hill. In 2014 the practice became BVN. BVN is a large architectural firm in Australia with studios in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

, Sydney,

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and

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City. BVN's portfolio includes airports, commercial, defence, education, health, science, hospitality, interiors, master-planning, public buildings, residential, retail, sport, transport, urban design and workplace projects. The firm has designed many buildings in Australia, as well as sport facilities for the

2004 Athens Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

2008 Beijing Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and

2012 London Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Notable projects

BVN has designed some of

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's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:

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External links

BVN Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:BVN Architecture Architecture firms of Australia Architecture firms based in Victoria (Australia) 1997 establishments in Australia Design companies established in 1997

History

Notable projects

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