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'''LAB Architecture Studio''' was a firm of architects and urban designers based in [[Melbourne]], Australia with international offices in [[London]] and [[Shanghai]].<ref name="LAB Architecture Studio Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.labarchitecture.com/|title=Lab architecture studio}}</ref>

==Directors==
Peter Davidson<ref name=Specifier>{{cite web|url=http://www.specifier.com.au/architects/5642/Peter-Davidson.html|title=Interview with Peter Davidson on ''specifier.com.au''|access-date=2011-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304194711/http://www.specifier.com.au/architects/5642/Peter-Davidson.html|archive-date=2011-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> after graduating from Bachelor of Architecture in 1980 from the [[University of Technology, Sydney|NSW Institute of Technology]], [[Sydney]], moved to London in 1981 where he became editorial assistant for the journal International Architect. Whilst running his own practice for ten years, Davidson was also teaching at various institutions, including the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture]] where he met fellow design director of LAB Donald Bates. Davidson suffered a severe stroke in 2010 and has no involvement with Lab Architecture Studio.<ref name="Age spat">{{cite news|last=Coslovich|first=Gabriella|title=Once were partners: architects' spat goes public|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/once-were-partners-architects-spat-goes-public-20111206-1ohag.html|accessdate=20 February 2013|newspaper=The Age|date=7 December 2011}}</ref>

Donald Bates<ref name="Arc Space">{{cite web|url=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/Lab/lab_bio.html|title=Lab architecture studio bio on ''arcspace.com''}}{{broken citation|date=February 2013}}</ref> completed his bachelor's degree of Architecture in 1978 from the [[University of Houston]], [[Texas]] and received his masters of Architecture in 1983 at the [[Cranbrook Academy of Art]]. Bates was the associate architect to [[Daniel Libeskind]] for the Berlin: city edge competition entry as well as the Berlin Museum extension Competition entry, now also known as the [[Jewish Museum Berlin]]. After business partner Peter Davidson suffered a severe stroke in 2010, Bates was accused of forgoing his partner's physical, emotional and financial well-being. Quoted in The Age, Nina Libeskind referred to Bates' "Cynical opportunism and expediency".<ref name="Age spat"/>
In 2012 Bates was appointed chair of architectural design at the [[University of Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/comment/in-profile-donald-bates-from-lab-architecture-stud|title = Features}}</ref>

==Awards==

=== International awards ===
* 2008 Mipim AR Future Project Award, commended
* 2003 [[FX (trade magazine)|FX]] International Interior Design awards London, Best Museum category
* 2007 Cityscape Architectural Review Awards, Commercial Built and Community Future Category, Shortlist
* 2003 Kenneth Brown Award Hawaii Commendation for Asia Pacific Architecture
* 2005 Urban Land Institute, Award for Excellence: Asia Pacific USA Best Public Project
* 2006 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards, USA

=== Australian National Architecture Awards ===
* 2003 [[Walter Burley Griffin]] Award for Urban Design
* 2003 Interior Architecture Award
* 2007 [[RAIA]] National Award for International Architecture

=== [[RAIA]] Victorian Awards===
* 2003 [[Victorian Architecture Medal]]
* 2003 Marion Mahony Griffin Award for Interior Architecture
* 2003 [[Melbourne Prize]]
* 2003 Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design

===Other Awards===
* New Award Australia
* 2003 Interior Design Awards Australia
* 2003 Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture — Award for Design Excellence
* 2003 [[Dulux]] Interior Colour Award (2003)
* 2003 Public Domain Award for Sustainability
* 2005 [[Governor of Victoria]] Export Awards Commendee
* 2005 Property Council of Australia, Victorian Division Australia, State winner and Best Public Building
* 2006 MBA National Building & Construction Award, Export award under $25m
* 2006 Australian Stone Architectural Awards, Best Civic Project

==Notable projects==

=== Federation Square ===
Completed in 2002, [[Federation Square]] is situated on a {{convert|3.6|hectare|acre|adj=on}} corner site bound by Flinders and Swanston Streets in [[Melbourne]], Australia. With a building footprint of 45,000 square metres the precinct incorporates commercial, civic and cultural programs.<ref name="arc federation sq">[http://www.arcspace.com/features/lab-architecture-studio/federation-square/ Federation Square: Lab Architecture Studio], ArcSpace.com, 28 April 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2013.</ref> Along with a wide variety of restaurants, bars and cafes and retail spaces larger institutions represented include the [[Ian Potter Centre]] (NGV), the [[Australian Centre for the Moving Image]] (ACMI), Melbourne headquarters for [[SBS (Australian TV channel)]] and the Melbourne Visitor Centre.<ref name="arc federation sq" />

In 1997 an international design competition was launched by the Victorian Government with a focus of creating new civic space for Melbourne, connecting Flinders Street to the [[Yarra River]] and enhancing the cultural attributes of the city. Five designs were shortlisted from the 177 entries. The winning design of Bates Smart Architects and Lab Studio Architects was announced in July 1997.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-melbournes-new-square/148593160/ |title=Melbourne's new square |newspaper=[[The Age]] |publication-place=Melbourne |page=10 |date=1997-07-28 |access-date=2024-06-02 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> When the competition was won, [[Federation Square]] was their first building project.

The main plaza can accommodate up to 25000 people.<ref name="arc federation sq" /> The outdoor amphitheatre plays host to a variety of festivals and concerts as well as broadcasting cultural events such as the annual [[Tropfest]] and sporting events such as the AFL ([[Australian Football League]]) Grand Final.

Federation Square was met with widespread disapproval, the architects receiving hate mail from people who loathed the design.<ref>Carly Crawford, [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/federation-square-named-among-worlds-ugliest-buildings-on-virtual-tourist-website/story-e6frf7jo-1225802028256 'Federation Square named among world's ugliest buildings on Virtual Tourist website'], ''Herald Sun'', 23 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2013.</ref>

=== Mixed-use and offices ===

SOHO Shangdu<ref>[http://www.arcspace.com/features/lab-architecture-studio/soho-shang-du/ SOHO Shang Du: Lab architecture studio], ArcSpace.com, 11 October 2004.</ref>
Beijing, China (2004–07)
Site area: 2.2ha
Gross floor area: 170,000m2
Type: commercial, residential + retail

Riyadh Business Center<ref>[http://www.arcspace.com/features/lab-architecture-studio/riyadh-business-center/ Riyadh Business Center: Lab architecture studio], ArcSpace.com, 24 April 2006.</ref>
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2005)
Site area: 3.9ha
Gross floor area: 87,000m2
Type: offices, hotel, retail

Tatweer Towers
Dubai (2006)
Site area: 7.6ha
Gross floor area: 1,500,000m2
Type: commercial offices, residential, hotel + retail

Zovie Towers
Tianjin, China (2007-)
Site area: 2.7ha
Gross floor area: 223,710m2
Type: commercial office, residential, retail, hotel + business club

Guardian Towers<ref>[http://www.arcspace.com/features/lab-architecture-studio/guardian-towers/ The Guardian Towers: Lab architecture studio], ArcSpace.com, 4 June 2007.</ref>
Abu Dhabi (2007–09)
Site area: 0.7ha
Gross floor area: 50,000m2

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
Image:Australian Centre for the Moving Image.jpg|Federation Square, Melbourne
Image:Guardian towers ground view 1 - lab architecture studio.jpg|Guardian Towers, Abu Dhabi

</gallery>

==References ==
<references />
*[http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/pressrel.nsf/bbc8d0a4190eb6764a2564c600125a96/fbf44e7fbb496c0b4a2564e1007ca586!OpenDocument&Click= Lab wins Federation Square competition - state government press release, 27/7/97]{{broken citation|date=February 2013}}
*[http://www.construction.com/NewsCenter/Headlines/AR/20040902s.asp Lab secures major project in Beijing]{{broken citation|date=February 2013}}
*[http://www.arcspace.com/architects/Lab/riyadh/riyadh.html Lab wins project in Riyadh on arcspace website]
*[http://www.archicentral.com/tag/lab-architecture-studio/ Lab Projects]

== External links ==
*[http://www.labarchitecture.com/ Lab Architecture Studio website]

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