Donald Bates
Professor, Chair of Architectural Design, Associate Dean (Engagement), Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, University of Melbourne and Director/Founder of LAB architecture studio, Australia
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Holcim Foundation Awards 2017 jury for Asia Pacific
Donald Bates is Chair of Architectural Design in the Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia and was Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Asia Pacific that met at the University of Melbourne in July 2017.
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Holcim Foundation Awards 2005 jury for Asia Pacific
Jury Meeting 2005 for Asia Pacific (l-r): Donald Bates (Head of Jury), Zhiqiang Wu, Maria Cristina Turalba, Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Ashok B Lall, Surendra Shrestha, Stephen Siu-Yu Lau, Banasopit Mekvichai, Yeqing Li. Not pictured: Kenneth Yeang
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1st Holcim Forum “Basic Needs” - Zurich, Switzerland
Donald Bates participated in the expert panel and open discussion on drivers, barriers and better policy frameworks for sustainable construction at the 1st Holcim Forum on "Basic Needs" in Zurich in September 2004.
Last updated: June 29, 2024 Melbourne, Australia
He was a member of the expert panel and open discussion on drivers, barriers and better policy frameworks for sustainable construction at the 1st Holcim Forum 2004 on Basic Needs in Zurich and has contributed to Holcim Forums in Shanghai (2007), Mumbai (2013) and Detroit (2016).
LAB Architecture Studio, a firm of architects and urban designers based in Melbourne, Australia with offices in Shanghai, London and Dubai. Its projects include Federation Square, a landmark civic centre and cultural precinct in Melbourne. The firm has also produced numerous high-rise office and residential towers and retail developments, along with several large-scale master plans, including work in China on the new town of Xitaihu, and on Nanjing’s Xiaguan.
LAB Architecture Studio is a founding member of Australian Urban Systems (AUS) an industry cluster group, support by the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation, providing expertise and consultancy services for sustainable and liveable urbanism.
Donald Bates studied architecture at the University of Houston, Texas and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, USA.
He was Head of Media Studies at the Architectural Association (AA), London (1994-96) and Studio Master at the AA (1983-89). He was Director and Founder at LoPSiA (Laboratory of Primary Studies in Architecture), France (1990-94), and was also head of the 3rd year design studio at The Cooper Union, New York (2004-05).
Donald Bates was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 2016, recognizing his achievements that have made a significant contribution to architecture, the profession and the community. He has been appointed to numerous international design juries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and has lectured at over 100 schools of architecture around the world.