thorp . ptw architects type subsidiary industry architecture founded 1889 in sydney founder james peddle samuel george thorp h. ernest walker headquarters sydney australia ; with offices in beijing shanghai ho chi minh city hanoi taiwan owner china construction design international website www.ptw.com.au the national aquatics center beijing ptw architects is an australian architecture firm founded in sydney in 1889 . in 2013 ptw was acquired by the china based state owned enterprise china construction design international . 1 2 ptw has become a highly diversified architectural practice with its design leaders specialized in a broad range of sectors including residential mixed use infrastructure aged care the arts education culture and sport . ptw architects has also made a point of developing techniques and relationships that allow the firm to create genuine partnerships with other architectural firms and specialist consultants sharing specialised knowledge and awareness of local context and culture amongst a project s designers . contents 1 history 2 major architectural works 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message ptw architects formerly peddle thorp & walker was established in sydney by james peddle 3 in 1889 . james 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 years of 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 120 metre 390 ft high amp tower at circular quay built in sydney in 1962 was the first office building to break the 50 metre 160 ft 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 harbour waterfront development opportunities in sydney ; 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 edit 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 sydney inaugural winner of the sir john sulman medal 1962 amp building sydney sydney central business district 4 1977 amp centre sydney sydney central business district 1997 & 2010 national gallery of australia extension canberra australian capital territory 2007 beijing national aquatics center known as the water cube beijing china leaf award 2007 5 teda waterfront masterplan tianjin china zhan tian you award winner 2005 lu ban award winner 2005 6 calyx royal botanical gardens sydney 7 1972 1988 & 2010 agnsw 21st century john kaldor family gallery art gallery of new south wales sydney aia emil sodersten award for interior architecture 2012 8 walsh bay sydney walsh bay sydney 9 revy sydney 10 one central park sydney broadway sydney see also edit australia portal architecture portal architecture of australia references edit peddle thorp & walker acquired by china based company . architecture and design . 11 march 2013 . retrieved 21 august 2016 . allen lisa 7 march 2013 . architects sell to chinese . the australian . retrieved 21 august 2016 . obituary . mr. james peddle . the sydney morning herald . national library of australia . 25 december 1930 . retrieved 10 december 2015 . global tall building database skyscraper center council on tall buildings & urban habitat emirates glass leaf awards winners 2007 . nuildingtalk . retrieved 2009 09 15 . teda tianjin waterfront city masterplan . ptw architects . retrieved 2015 12 10 . calyx . ptw architects . retrieved 2015 12 10 . history of the building and site . sydney modern project . art gallery of new south wales . retrieved 21 august 2016 . ptw architects walsh bay redevelopment masterplan . ptw.com.au . retrieved 2015 12 10 . the revy . the revy . retrieved 2015 12 10 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to ptw architects . ptw architects ptw on linkedin ptw on facebook ptw on twitter ptw on instagram ptw on pinterest ptw on wechat retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ptw architects & oldid 736265078 categories architecture firms of australiaorganisations based in sydneyhidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2016all articles needing additional referencescommons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages espa olfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 08 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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