architecture landscape architecture interior design urban design founders henry wallace atkinson charles mclay 1907 arnold conrad 1918 sydney ancher 1946 bryce mortlock 1946 ken woolley 1946 robert riddel 1982 founded 1890 ; 126 years ago 1890 location brisbane studios in sydney townsville website conradgargett.com.au conrad gargett is an australian architectural practice founded in brisbane in 1890 and is one of queensland s oldest architectural firms . 1 the practice operates out of studios in brisbane sydney and townsville . contents 1 establishment 2 growth 3 notable works 4 see also 5 references 6 external links establishment edit lady cilento children s hospital designed with lyons south brisbane royal agricultural showground exhibition halls sydney the former queensland national bank at 308 queen street completed in association with donovan hill conrad gargett architecture was established as hw atkinson in 1890 by henry wallace atkinson with the winning design for the new brisbane head fire station . 1 charles mclay joined atkinson to form the partnership hw atkinson & chas mclay in 1907 . 2 the practice subsequently assumed the position of diocesan architect to the anglican church designing a number of schools and churches in south east queensland . 3 following the death of mclay in 1918 the practice was renamed atkinson & conrad when arnold conrad became a partner . the new firm was noted for its use of the distinctive spanish mission style in many of its projects . 4 the practice was also appointed to the position of hospital architect by various hospital s boards and played a large role in the design of hospitals in queensland between 1920 80 including extensive projects at the royal brisbane hospital south brisbane auxiliary hospital now princess alexandra hospital prince charles hospital and gold coast hospital . 5 during the post war era the practice now called ah conrad & tbf gargett became a prominent designer of commercial office towers in the brisbane cbd . most notable of these were the sgio building and theatre now suncorp metway plaza and head offices for three of the big four banks . 1 the mlc building designed in 1955 with bates smart was one of the first commercial office buildings to be built in the undecorated modern style in brisbane . 6 137 growth edit conrad gargett formed after conrad gargett architecture undertook a series of mergers with riddel architecture 2012 and ancher mortlock woolley 2013 . 7 the contemporary firm is a multi disciplinary practice which specialises in health education heritage and defence . 8 9 riddel architecture was established in 1982 by robert riddel . 10 the brisbane based practice focused on heritage conservation and adaptive reuse projects . 10 notable works by the firm include the restoration and adaptive re use of brisbane s customs house the former wests furniture showroom and the former queensland national bank at 308 queen street in association with donovan hill . 10 ancher mortlock woolley initially called ancher mortlock & murray was established in 1946 by sydney ancher bryce mortlock and stuart murray . 11 the sydney based practice was later joined by ken woolley in 1964 . the practice designed modern structures winning both the sir zelman cowen award for public architecture and the robin boyd award for residential architecture . 12 notable projects by the practice include town hall house and sydney square 1977 and more recently the royal agricultural showground exhibition halls and restoration of the state library of victoria . 12 notable works edit this section contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message queensland brewery in fortitude valley brisbane old government house gardens point trades and labour hall brisbane now demolished masonic temple brisbane designed by lange powell royal women s hospital in brisbane at the time of its opening 1938 advertisement for the atcherley private hotel adelaide street sgio building now suncorp plaza viewed from albert street across king george square sheraton hotel now sofitel over central station brisbane state law building brisbane qld conrad gargett has designed some of australia s landmark buildings predominately in queensland including the following major architectural projects 13 14 15 completed firm name project name location award notes 1890 hw atkinson fire brigade head station ann & edward st brisbane city demolished 16 1892 coorparoo school of arts and rsl memorial hall coorparoo state heritage place 17 1903 wesleyan methodist church linton street kangaroo point local heritage place 18 1906 brisbane fruit & produce markets turbot st brisbane local heritage place 19 1906 queensland brewery additions fortitude valley 20 1907 hw atkinson & charles mclay fire station ann & wharf st brisbane demolished 2 1907 villa residence denila for faj isles jordan tce bowen hills local heritage place 21 1909 ithaca town council chambers red hill state heritage place 22 1910 fitzroy chambers renamed commerce house brisbane city 6 116 1910 mcwhirters & son wickham & warner st fortitude valley state heritage place 23 1912 desmond chambers adelaide st brisbane city local heritage place 24 1918 church of england grammar school churchie east brisbane local heritage place 1918 trades and labour hall brisbane city demolished 1920 atkinson & conrad the southport school southport 1923 st paul s anglican church and columbarium east brisbane state heritage place 25 1925 gordon and gotch adelaide st brisbane city 26 1926 atcherley private hotel adelaide st brisbane city demolished 1926 craigston apartments wickham tce spring hill state heritage place 27 1926 block 2 & block 3 royal brisbane hospital herston demolished 1927 residence and rooms for dr hedley brown nundah 1927 masonic temple ann st designed by lange powell brisbane city state heritage place 28 1928 atkinson powell & conrad st john s cathedral abutment wall brisbane city state heritage place 29 1928 national australia bank 180 queen street with a & k henderson brisbane city state heritage place 30 1929 brisbane boys college toowong state heritage place 31 1929 lady lamington nurses home additions royal brisbane hospital herston state heritage place 32 1930 royal women s hospital royal brisbane hospital herston demolished 1930 tristram s factory tristram s west end market west end register of the national estate 4 1934 somerville house library south brisbane state heritage place 33 1935 courier mail building with meldrum & turner queen st brisbane city demolished 1935 finney isles & co building additions queen st now david jones brisbane city state heritage place 34 1951 ah conrad & tbf gargett south brisbane auxiliary hospital now princess alexandra hospital woolloongabba demolished 35 1953 cromwell college university of queensland st lucia 36 1953 prince charles hospital sanatorium & nurses quarters chermside sanatorium demolished 37 1954 st john s college university of queensland st lucia 36 1955 mlc with bates smart adelaide & edward st brisbane city 38 1958 women s college university of queensland st lucia 36 1960 st john s cathedral extension to nave brisbane city state heritage place 29 1960 physiology lecture theatres university of queensland st lucia 36 1961 commonwealth bank building king george square brisbane city 38 1962 queensland newspapers bowen hills 1963 bishopsbourne archbishop s chapel hamilton 39 1963 sir william macgregor building university of queensland st lucia 36 1965 head fire station kemp place fortitude valley 40 1965 the age newspapers tullamarine melbourne 1967 sgio offices and theatre brisbane city demolished ; now suncorp metway plaza 38 1968 block 7 & block 8 royal brisbane hospital herston 41 1970 brisbane administration centre and city plaza brisbane city city plaza demolished 6 157 1971 anz head office queen & creek st brisbane city 1971 100 george street executive building with state dept. of works brisbane city 6 157 1972 central railway administration building central station with civil and civic brisbane city 6 157 1973 comalco house george & ann st now state law building brisbane city 38 1974 national bank house formerly estates house brisbane city 38 1978 conrad gargett and partners national mutual centre edward & charlotte st with civil and civic brisbane city 6 157 1981 santos house and rowes arcade adelaide st brisbane city 38 1981 queensland parliament house conservation with state dept. of works brisbane city 42 1982 sheraton hotel now sofitel central station brisbane city 38 1983 the mansions conservation george st brisbane city state heritage place 43 1985 queensland mapping and surveying building woolloongabba 1989 commonwealth bank head office queen & edward st brisbane city state heritage place 42 1990 st martin s house adaptive reuse st john s cathedral precinct brisbane city state heritage place 44 1991 queensland newspapers murarrie 42 1992 state law building renovation ann st brisbane city 38 1993 therapies and anatomy university of queensland st lucia 36 1995 conrad gargett brisbane customs house brisbane cbd state heritage place 45 1996 balmoral water reserve brisbane city 1999 brisbane city hall brisbane city state heritage place 46 2000 australian catholic university masterplan banyo 2000 spring hill baths brisbane city state heritage place 47 2001 raaf base amberley redevelopment amberley 2001 st stephens cathedral brisbane city state heritage place 48 2003 blackall woolscour conservation blackall raia conservation award 2003 state heritage place 49 2004 brisbane city hall brisbane city 2004 combined mess facility raaf base townsville townsville 2004 clinical science building i griffith university brisbane city 2005 state library of victoria redevelopment melbourne city 2006 st stephen s cathedral precinct brisbane city 2009 warroo shire hall warroo state heritage place 50 2009 barambah station barambah 2009 holy spirit seminary brisbane australian catholic university banyo 2009 old government house conservation and adaptation gardens point union of international architects honourable mention uia prize friendly spaces accessible to all 2014 state heritage place 51 2009 former wests furniture showroom fortitude valley 2010 queen victoria building refurbishment sydney cbd 2011 australian tropical science innovation project townsville 2012 harvey s bistro fortitude valley 2013 emergency shelter competition brisbane city international young architects ideas awards and exhibition first prize 2013 2013 bdo workplace brisbane 2013 harrison grierson workplace brisbane 2013 goddard building rooftop expansion university of queensland st lucia aia architecture awards queensland award for heritage 2015 national trust queensland heritage awards david eades award 2014 2013 mt isa hospital redevelopment mt isa 2014 st stephen s hospital hervey bay australian interior design awards shortlist public buildings 2015 52 2014 lady cilento children s hospital with lyons south brisbane aia architecture awards john dalton award for building of the year 2015 design and health international academy awards overall winner salutogenic design project for healthcare environment 2015 world architecture festival building of the year shortlist health 2015 design and health international academy awards winner international future health projects 2013 53 2015 st john paul ii building australian catholic university banyo 2015 ge headquarters springfield 2015 coorparoo square coorparoo brian wilson chancellery university of queensland st lucia see also edit australia portal architecture portal architecture of australia references edit a b c neale douglas september 2005 . conrad gargett architecture 12 decades of design . architecture 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