Charlotte Bell
Creative Director
MARCH, BARCH, BDVA (Interior Design)
Registered Architect QLD #5730
AIA EmAGN QLD Committee Member
Charlotte is a passionate advocate for the power of architecture to drive social change.
Charlotte brings to the table a rich, multi-disciplinary background in architecture, urban design, interiors, and master planning. Her firm conviction in the power of collaboration, curiosity, interrogation and innovation enables her to lead complex projects across education, civic, and city-making sectors, adeptly navigating intricate design challenges and managing complex stakeholder relationships through meaningful dialogue.
Charlotte's significant contributions to projects while at BVN, particularly those in the education sector, underscore her recognition of the pivotal role these spaces play in shaping our future. Her unique experience extends to the development of high-profile city-making projects and design frameworks for both government and institutional entities, with a focus on delivering best practice architectural and urban design outcomes.
Through cc-da, Charlotte works at a more intimate scale, where careful making, collaboration and respect for place drive outcomes that are both grounded and ambitious. She brings the rigour of her corporate background together with a curiosity for new ways of working - balancing craft and concept, vision and pragmatism.
Awards & Recognitions
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In the role of Project Architect & Associate at BVN
Project Team: Charlotte Bell, Anna Berger, Brian Donovan, James du Plessis, Lucas Leo, Virginia Querol, Michelle Rehn, Amanda Wells-Peris
— 2024 A4LE QLD Chapter Awards – Winner of the Modernisation – Large category— 2024 A4LE QLD Chapter Awards Overall Winner for 2024
— 2024 World Interior News (WIN) Awards Silver Medal for Education
— 2024 AIA QLD Chapter, The Don Roderick Award for Heritage Architecture (BVN with Conrad Gargett)
— 2024 AIA QLD Chapter Educational Architecture Award
— 2024 AIA QLD Chapter Commendation for Interior Architecture
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In the role of Project Lead at BVN
Project Team: Charlotte Bell, Kevin O’Brien, Bridget Tighe
— 2022 QLD Minister’s Award for Urban Design— 2021 AIA National Commendation for Urban Design
— 2021 AIA QLD Chapter, The Karl Langer Award for Urban Design
— 2021 AIA QLD Chapter, Brisbane Regional Commendation for Urban Design
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In the role of Team Member at BVN
Project Team: Charlotte Bell, Terry Braddock, Mark Grimmer, Andrew Jones, Zsolt Kiss, Michelle Rehn, Katrina Robinson
— 2024 A4LE QLD Chapter Winner – Commendation in the New Building/s or Facilities – Large category -
In the role of Team Member at Archipelago Architects
Project Team: Charlotte Bell, Alex Hoffmann, Peter Edwards
— 2019 QLD Minister’s Award for Urban Design Commendation for Excellence in Urban Design— 2019 AIA Regional Awards Gold Coast, Commendation for Urban Design
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Issued by The University of Sydney, 2019
Established in 1984 by a bequest of the residuary estate of the late Ethel May Chettle, in memory of her husband, Noel Chettle, to create the Ethel M. Chettle Prizes in Architecture. The object of the prize is to recognise application to studies and ability. The prize is awarded on the recommendation of a committee comprised of the Professor of Architecture, Master of Architecture Program Coordinator and the one other academic involved in teaching the Master of Architecture, who will give consideration to the students abilities, perseverance and effort throughout the course of study.
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— 2011 Gold Pin - Spatial Design Category (Student), Designers Institute of New Zealand BEST Awards
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Issued by Nanette Cameron, 2012
The Nanette Cameron Scholarship is awarded "in Recognition of Exceptional Studio Design". Nanette Cameron is one of the most recognisable names in New Zealand interior design. In 2004, Cameron was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for her contribution to the community, and she is also an honorary member of the Designers Institute of New Zealand.