Denton Corker Marshall (or DCM) are a major award winning Australian architecture practice established in Melbourne in 1972. Its founding principals are John Denton¹, Bill Corker, and Barrie Marshall. The firm now also has offices in London, Manchester and Jakarta.

DCM have been responsible for some of Australia's more notable architecture, including the Melbourne Museum, which features a 'blade', a section of roof rising to 35 metres, enclosing a small rainforest, the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, which has a roof resembling a giant aircraft wing, as well as the Melbourne Gateway and Bolte Bridge, both part of the CityLink project.

Other projects undertaken by DCM include the award-winning Manchester Civil Justice Centre, a new visitors' centre at Stonehenge, Australian embassies in Tokyo² and Beijing³, Sydney's Governor Phillip Tower, the Museum of Sydney, and extensions to the Australian War Memorial.

In 2005, John Denton was appointed as State Architect for Victoria.⁴⁵ The role aims to promote good design in the built environment in Victoria.

Notable works

• Manchester Civil Justice Centre (2007)⁶⁷. Manchester, England
• Brisbane Square (2006).⁸ Brisbane
• Herald and Weekly Times Tower (2005). Flinders Street, Melbourne.
• Webb Bridge (2005), Melbourne Docklands
• Marshall House (2005).⁹
• Ernst & Young Plaza (2005), ¹⁰ Flinders Street, Melbourne
• Sensis Headquarters, Queen Victoria Village (2005), Melbourne.
• Kilburn High Road Residence (2001). Kilburn, London
• Emery Residence, Cape Schank (2000).¹¹ Victoria, Australia
• CityLink (Western Link) (1999). Kensington, Victoria
• Bolte Bridge (1999). Melbourne Docklands
• Melbourne Museum (1999).¹²¹³ Carlton Gardens, Melbourne
• Sheep Farm House (1999), ¹⁴ Kyneton, Victoria
• CommSec Tower (1999),¹⁵ George Street, Sydney
• Grand Arbour (1997). South Bank Parklands, Brisbane
• Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (1996).¹⁶ Southbank, Victoria
• Southbank Promenade (1996). ¹⁷ Southbank, Melbourne
• Museum of Sydney (1995).¹⁸ Sydney
• The Adelphi Hotel (1994).¹⁹ Flinders Lane, Melbourne
• Governor Phillip Tower (1993). Sydney
• 101 Collins Street (1991).²⁰ Collins Street, Melbourne
• Carpark. 114-128 Flinders Street (1989).²¹²² Flinders Street, Melbourne
• TAC House (1989).²³²⁴ Exhibition Street, Melbourne
• 91-97 William Street (1987).²⁵²⁶ William Street, Melbourne
• Emery Vincent Office (1987).²⁷ Melbourne
• Botanical Hotel (1987).²⁸ Melbourne
• 1 Collins Street (1984).²⁹ Collins Street, Melbourne

Awards

• 2007 - RAIA National Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture for the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Manchester.³⁰³¹
• 2007 - Green Major Project of the Year in the UK Green Construction Awards for International Architecture for the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Manchester.
• 2005 - RAIA Joseph Reed Award for urban design for Webb Bridge³², Victoria.
• 2005 - RAIA National Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Buildings, for Anzac Hall, Australian War Memorial. ³³³⁴

• 2005 - Indonesian Institute of Architects Award for Architecture – Category Hotel (Temporary Residential) for Novotel, Palembang, Indonesia
• 2005 - Indonesian Institute of Architects Award for Architecture – Category Commercial Building for EX Plaza, Jakarta, Indonesia

• 2002 - Indonesian Institute of Architects Award for Architecture – Architecture, Interior, Landscape Architecture (Commercial Building) for Maya Ubud Resort and Spa³⁵
• 2001 - RAIA National Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Most Outstanding Work of Public Architecture in Australia, for Melbourne Museum.
• 2001 - RAIA Victorian Architecture Medal, Project of the Year: Melbourne Museum
• 2000 - RAIA Robin Boyd Award for Emery Residence, Cape Schanck, Victoria.
• 2000 - RAIA National Award for the Most Outstanding Work of Commercial Architecture in Australia for 363 George Street, Sydney, NSW
• 1999 - RAIA Robin Boyd Award joint winners for Sheep Farm House, Kyneton, Victoria.
• 1996 - RAIA Gold Medal joint winners John Denton, Bill Corker and Barrie Marshall
• 1996 - AILA Award of Excellence, Urban Design, for First Government House, Sydney, NSW.³⁶
• 1994 - RAIA NSW Chapter Sir John Sulman Medal for the Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney. ³⁷
• 1994 - RAIA National Commercial Architecture Award for the Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney, NSW
• 1993 - RAIA National President's Award for the Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1993 - RAIA Victorian Chapter Merit Award (Interiors) for the Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1993 - Polish Ministry of Environment and Construction Building of the Year Award (Industrial Category) for Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Kracow.
• 1992 - RAIA National Architecture Award, International Award, for Australian Embassy, Beijing.
• 1991 - IAI Award for Architecture (Public and Commercial Buildings) for Tugu Park Hotel, Malang, Indonesia
• 1990 - RAIA Victorian Chapter Merit Award (New Commercial) for 114-128 Flinders St, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1990 - AILA Project Award (Civic Design) for Victoria Avenue Mall, Chatswood, NSW.
• 1990 - AILA Project Award (Parks and Recreation) for John Knight Memorial Park, Belconnen, ACT³⁸
• 1990 - AILA Project Award (Civic Design) for Southbank Promenade, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1989 - RAIA Victorian Chapter Merit Award (New Commercial) for 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1989 - RAIA Victorian Chapter Merit Award (New Commercial) for 91-97 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1989 - RAIA Victorian Chapter Merit Award (Multiple Residential) for Tillotson Terrace, Armadale, Victoria.
• 1987 - RAIA Victorian Chapter Merit Award (Outstanding Architecture, Commercial Alterations & Extensions Category) for Emery Vincent Associates design studio, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1986 - AILA Award of Merit (Civic Design) for Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW.³⁹
• 1986 - RAIA William Wilkinson Wardell Medal for 1 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 1985 - RAIA Merit Award, for 1 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria.

Gallery of work

Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Manchester	101 Collins Street, Melbourne	Melbourne Museum	Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Bolte Bridge at Night, Melbourne	Bolte Bridge, Melbourne	Citylink sound tube, Melbourne	Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney
Grand Arbour, Southbank Parklands, Brisbane	Grand Arbour, Southbank Parklands, Brisbane	Brisbane Square, during construction	Webb Bridge, Melbourne Docklands
Museum of Sydney, Sydney

External links

• Denton Corker Marshall website
• Denton Corker Marshall @ Amazon
• The Emporis Directory
• Walking Melbourne
• RMIT Architecture blog
• ABC Documentary:The Mind of an Architect Episode 2
• Maya Ubud Resort and Spa

References