Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Architecture Firm Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
People Richard Francis-Jones, design director; Jeff Morehen, managing director; Richard Thorp, consultant; Elizabeth Carpenter, principal; Geoff Croker, principal; Richard Desgrand, principal; David Haseler, principal; Christine Kwong, principal; Johnathan Redman, principal; Matthew Todd, principal
Address Level 5, 140 George Street
Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 Australia
Telephone +61 2 9251 7077
Fax +61 2 9251 7072
Email fjmt@fjmt.com.au
Web Site http://fjmt.com.au
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[edit] Services

Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Interiors, Research

[edit] Focus

Public, Education, Commercial, Residential

[edit] Projects

Education

  • Business School, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Chancellery & Business School, Edith Cowan University WA
  • Chemical Sciences Building, University of NSW
  • Creative Industries Precinct, Queensland University of Technology
  • Eastern Avenue Auditorium Complex, University of Sydney NSW
  • Faculty of Law, Library and Teaching Complex, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • New Library, Macquarie University NSW
  • School of Information Technologies, University of Sydney NSW
  • The Red Centre, University of NSW
  • The Scientia, University of NSW

Public

Residential

  • Capella Apartments, Kensington NSW
  • Meta Apartments, Surry Hills NSW
  • Private House, Woy Woy NSW

Interiors

  • Banco Chambers (interior), Sydney NSW
  • Blake Dawson Waldron (interior), Canberra ACT
  • Booz Allen Hamilton (interior), Sydney NSW
  • Telstra OnAir (interior), Melbourne VIC

Commercial

  • 163 Castlereagh Street Development, Sydney NSW
  • Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney NSW

[edit] Discussion

Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp is also known as fjmt.

[edit] Firm Statement

Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) is one of Australia’s foremost and awarded architectural practices. Its origins are in Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects (MGT, established 1980) who won the international design competition for Parliament House in the nation’s capital, Canberra. The practice proceeded to complete significant and challenging projects throughout Australia and South-East Asia, with the results being acclaimed through receipt of Australia’s highest architectural and construction awards.

Restructured in 2003 as fjmt, the practice continues its commitment to design excellence, executing many complex commissions. Most notably, The Scientia, a landmark multi-purpose performance centre at the University of New South Wales and the new Headquarters of the Historic Houses Trust – The Mint. For the first time, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects simultaneously awarded The Mint the Sir John Sulman Award for Architectural Excellence and the Francis Greenway Award for Conservation. The jury described the project as “a gift to Sydney… an exemplary collaboration of minds and skills…”.

fjmt pursues the creation of an integrated response, rather than one of an isolated structure or individual buildings. Projects thus become places to inhabit within a cohesive urban and landscape environment. Central to our practice is the commitment to our clients, through developing a humane and ecologically sensitive architectural approach whilst offering a balance between community and commercial outcomes. The firm intentionally works on both large and small scale projects, and regularly undertakes major consultancies in master planning, exhibition design, landscape architecture and community consultation in addition to its core practices of architecture and interior design.

Led by partners Richard Francis-Jones, Jeff Morehen, Richard Thorp and Geoff Croker, fjmt has studios in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, supported by a team of around 85 professionals.

[edit] Awards (selected)

  • RAIA Sir Zelman Cowen Award 2000, 1989
  • RAIA Lloyd Rees Award 2000
  • RAIA Sulman Award for Outstanding Public Architecture 2005, 2000
  • RAIA Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage 2005
  • RAIA Greenway Award for Conservation 2005
  • RAIA National Interior Architecture Award 1999, 1994
  • RAIA NSW Premier’s Prize 2007
  • RAIA Canberra Medallion for Architectural Excellence 1999, 1989
  • RAIA Commendation 2006, 2005 (x3), 2003
  • RAIA Merit Award 1994, 1993 (x2)
  • RAIA Multiple Housing Commendation 2005
  • AR/MIPIM International Project Award Winner 2003
  • IESANZ Award of Excellence 2005, 2004
  • IESANZ Merit Award 2006
  • DIA National Interior Design Award 2006
  • Randwick City Urban Design Award 2006, 2004
  • American Society of Landscape Architects, Honor Award 1992
  • AIA Boston Society of Architects Honour Award for Design Excellence, Sustainable Design Awards Program 2003
  • MBA Construction Excellence Award 2006, 2000
  • MBA Winner, Public Building over $20 Million 2005
  • MBA Award for Restoration ($10M - $25M) 2005
  • AIB Project of the Year - Commercial Construction 2005
  • AIB Professional Excellence Award - Heritage Construction 2005
  • AIB Professional Excellence Award - Commercial Construction 2005

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