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Practice information
Partners
  • Ali Bounds
  • Bill Dowzer
  • Brian Donovan
  • Catherine Skinner
  • David Kelly
  • Ian Kirkland
  • James Grose
  • Julian Ashton
  • Kevin O'Brien
  • Mark Grimmer
  • Matthew Blair
  • Neil Logan
  • Ninotschka Titchovsky
  • Phillip Rossington
  • Sally Johnson
Founders
  • Lawrence Nield
  • Graham Bligh
  • Jon Voller
Founded 1997 (1997)
Location Sydney (head office)
Significant works and honors
Projects
Awards

BVN is an architecture firm based in Australia. The firm has won more Sir John Sulman Medals than any other Australian practice.

History

The firm was founded in 1926 with the original partners being Arthur William Forster Bligh and Colin Jessup. Athol Bretnall and Ronald Voller joined the partnership after World War II and they were 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 and Partners Australia, Grose Bradley and Pels Innes Neilson and Kosloff. In 2009, Bligh Voller Nield became BVN Architecture. In 2013 BVN merged with Donovan Hill to form BVN Donovan Hill. In 2014 the practice became BVN.

BVN is a large architectural practices in Australia with studios in Brisbane, Sydney, and New York 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, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2012 London Olympic Games.

Notable projects

The Australian PlantBank
The Australian PlantBank
TarongaZoo
Taronga Zoo
RavenswoodSchoolforGirls
Ravenswood School for Girls
ASBNewZealand
ASB New Zealand
TranslationalResearchInstitute
Translational Research Institute (In Association with Wilson Architects)
BVNBrisbaneStudio
BVN Brisbane Studio
TheKinghornCancerCentre
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre
RegionalTerminalatChristchurchAirport
Regional Terminal at Christchurch Airport

BVN has designed some of Australasia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects:

Completed Project name Location Award Notes
2000 Tennis Centre of NSW
  • Sir John Sulman Medal (2000)
2003 University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10 Broadway, Sydney
  • Sir John Sulman Medal (2003)
2006 36/37 Squadron Headquarters, RAAF
  • Sir John Sulman Medal (2006)
2014 Australian PlantBank Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan
  • RAIA NSW Sustainable Architecture Award
  • WAF High Commendation Research Buildings
  • RAIA NSW Public Architecture Award
  • RAIA National Award for Sustainable Architecture
  • RAIA National Award for Public Architecture
2012 Taronga Zoo Mosman, Sydney
  • RAIA Urban Design Award
  • RAIA NSW Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design
  • PIA Australia Award for Urban Design Small Scale Commendation
2012 Ravenswood School for Girls, Mabel Fidler Building Gordon, Sydney
  • Think Brick Landscape Award
  • RAIA Public Building Awards
  • RAIA NSW Sir John Sulman Medal for Public Architecture
  • MBA NSW Private School Construction Award
  • ATFA Factory Finished Floor of the Year Award for Excellence
  • ASI Large Projects Highly Commended
  • International Architecture Award (2013)
  • Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award (2013)
  • AIDA Winner – Interior Design Impact (2015)
2014 ASB North Wharf new Wynyard Quarter, Auckland, New Zealand
  • NZIA Auckland Architecture Award – Sustainable Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Sustainable Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Commercial Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Interior Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Medal
  • New Zealand Commercial Project Awards – Gold Award
  • Property Council New Zealand – merit in Resene Green Building Property Award
  • Property Council New Zealand – Hays Commercial Office Property Award
  • Supreme Award – Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards
  • RAIA Interior Architecture Award in the International category
  • WAF High Commendation Office Buildings
  • IDEA High Commendation International category
2013 Translational Research Institute Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
  • RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture
  • RAIA National Award for Public Architecture
  • RAIA QLD Sustainable Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA QLD GHM Addison Award for Interior Architecture
  • RAIA QLD FDG Stanley Award for Best Public Building
  • RAIA Brisbane Sustainable Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA Brisbane Public Architecture Commendation
  • RAIA Brisbane John Dalton Award for Building of the Year
  • RAIA Brisbane Interior Architecture Commendation
  • IDA Public Design High Commendation
  • IDA Best of State Commercial Award
  • TDA Best Northern Region Award for Excellence
  • Lighting Design Award of Excellence (IES Lighting Design Awards Qld Chapter)
  • Luminaire Design: Commendation (IES Lighting Design Awards Qld Chapter)
2014 Christchurch Airport, Regional Terminal Christchurch, New Zealand
  • NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award – Commercial Architecture
  • NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award – Interior Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Commercial Architecture
  • NZIA Architecture Award – Interior Architecture
  • Shortlisted International Aviation Award
  • IDEA International Award
2015 BVN Brisbane Studio Brisbane, Queensland
  • RAIA Brisbane Regional Commendation – Interior Architecture (2015)
  • AIDA Best of State QLD – Commercial Design (2015)
2013 The Kinghorn Cancer Centre Darlinghurst, Sydney
  • RAIA NSW John Verge Award for Interior Architecture (2013)
  • Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award
  • WAF High Commendation – Health
2012 Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel
  • Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award (2012)
2010 Brain and Mind Research Institute University of Sydney, Sydney
  • RAIA NSW Sir John Sulman Medal (2011)
  • RIBA International Award for Architectural Excellence (2011)
  • International Health Design Award High Commendation (2011)
  • World Architecture Festival – World Health Building (2010)
  • Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award (2012)
Robina Hospital Extension Gold Coast, Queensland
  • RAIA Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Regional Commendation and Building of the Year (2012)
  • AbaF Arts and Health Foundation Award (2011)
  • WAN Awards – Winner Interior Design Healthcare (2011)
2008 Stockland Head Office Sydney
  • RAIA NSW Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture (2008)

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