PTW Architects is an Australian architecture firm founded in Sydney in 1889. In 2013, PTW was acquired by the Chinese architecture and engineering consulting firm China Construction Design International (CCDI).-
PTW is a diverse architectural practice with its designers specializing in a broad range of sectors including residential/mixed use, infrastructure, aged care, the arts (education/culture) and sport. The firm is known for its collaboration and partnerships with other architectural firms and specialist consultants.
History
PTW Architects (formerly Peddle Thorp & Walker) was established in Sydney by James Peddle in 1889. Peddle was notable in the domestic field, adapting the practice of architecture he learned in England and the United States to the Sydney climate and conditions. Samuel George Thorp was made a partner of the firm soon after his award-winning entry for Sydney's first planned garden suburb, Daceyville, in 1912. In 1924, H. Ernest Walker joined as the third partner bringing an interest in efficiency and technology developed while working for major American firms in the 1920s. Henceforth, the firm was known as Peddle Thorp & Walker and the office began to diversify from a purely domestic practice to one that also excelled at commercial and industrial architecture.
During the Second World War, PTW continued to practice with numerous defence projects awarded to it by the Commonwealth Department of Works. In the mid-1950s, the massive growth of Australia's built environment saw PTW grow under the leadership of the late Graham Thorp to dominate the commercial building market, for which it is still renowned. The -high AMP Tower at Circular Quay, built in Sydney in 1962, was the first office building to break the -height limit imposed in 1912. It was not only a physical landmark, but reached a standard of architectural refinement rare in such buildings at that time. Since then, PTW has been responsible for more than 50 commercial office buildings in Sydney and more than 150 throughout Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia. PTW is also responsible for the bulk of the Sydney Harbour waterfront development opportunities, most recently with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners on the Barangaroo project.
Contributing to the firm's projects is the ability to create buildings where commercial objectives are balanced with cultural and public uses, leading to the enhancement of the public realm and a city's facilities. This can be seen in projects such as the Walsh Bay Redevelopment, Angel Place and City Recital Hall, the recently completed extension of the National Gallery of Australia, the Forum Development and East Circular Quay.
Major architectural works PTW Architects has designed some of Australasia's landmark buildings including the following major architectural projects: Completed Project name Location Award Notes 1932 Science House 157–169 Gloucester Street and Essex Street, , Sydney Inaugural winner of the Sir John Sulman Medal 1932 1952 Royal Swedish Legation 5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla, Canberra Sir John Sulman Medal 1952 1962 AMP Building, Sydney 33 Alfred Street, Sydney New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award, 2013 1972Lakeside Hotel, CanberraCanberra, Australian Capital Territory 1977 AMP Centre, Sydney Sydney central business district 1997 & 2010 National Gallery of Australia Extension Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2007 Beijing National Aquatics Center Beijing, China LEAF Award TEDA Waterfront Masterplan Tianjin, China Zhan Tian You Award, Winner Lu Ban Award, Winner Calyx, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney 1972: 1988 & 2010 AGNSW 21st Century John Kaldor Family Gallery Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney AIA Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture Walsh Bay, Sydney Walsh Bay, Sydney Revy, Sydney One Central Park, Sydney Broadway, Sydney
See also
Architecture of Australia
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