Howard Raggatt
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Howard Raggatt is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold, postmodern public buildings and cultural institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard Raggatt canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T697623 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Raggatt Context triple: [National Museum of Australia, architect, Howard Raggatt]
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A.
Richard Jolley
Richard Jolley is an American glass artist renowned for his large-scale figurative sculptures and significant contributions to contemporary studio glass.
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B.
Thomas Lownds
Thomas Lownds was an 18th-century London publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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C.
Douglas Guilfoyle
Douglas Guilfoyle is an international law scholar known for his work on the law of the sea, maritime security, and international criminal law.
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D.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
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E.
Tony Geraghty
Tony Geraghty was a member of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who was killed in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Raggatt Target entity description: Howard Raggatt is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold, postmodern public buildings and cultural institutions.
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A.
Richard Jolley
Richard Jolley is an American glass artist renowned for his large-scale figurative sculptures and significant contributions to contemporary studio glass.
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B.
Thomas Lownds
Thomas Lownds was an 18th-century London publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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C.
Douglas Guilfoyle
Douglas Guilfoyle is an international law scholar known for his work on the law of the sea, maritime security, and international criminal law.
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D.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
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E.
Tony Geraghty
Tony Geraghty was a member of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who was killed in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
deconstructivist influences
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postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| basedIn | Melbourne ⓘ |
| coFounded | Ashton Raggatt McDougall ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Ian McDougall
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Stephen Ashton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Melbourne
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University of Melbourne School of Design ⓘ
linked to:
University of Melbourne
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| employer | Ashton Raggatt McDougall ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural architecture
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institutional architecture ⓘ public architecture ⓘ |
| hasRole | design leadership at Ashton Raggatt McDougall ⓘ |
| hasWorkIn |
Albury
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Australian Capital Territory ⓘ Canberra ⓘ Melbourne ⓘ Victoria ⓘ |
| influencedBy | postmodern theory in architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold public buildings
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controversial and provocative design language ⓘ cultural institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ashton Raggatt McDougall ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding director of Ashton Raggatt McDougall ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Albury Library Museum
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Hamer Hall redevelopment ⓘ
linked to:
Hamer Hall
Koorie Heritage Trust (as part of ARM projects) ⓘ
linked to:
Koorie Heritage Trust fitout, Melbourne
Melbourne Recital Centre ⓘ
linked to:
Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre
National Museum of Australia ⓘ National Museum of Australia extension and fit-out elements ⓘ RMIT Building 8 ⓘ RMIT Design Hub (conceptual involvement via ARM) ⓘ RMIT Storey Hall refurbishment ⓘ Southbank Theatre ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of Ashton Raggatt McDougall ⓘ |
| workLocation | Melbourne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Raggatt Description of subject: Howard Raggatt is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold, postmodern public buildings and cultural institutions.
Referenced by (6)
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