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Paul Pholeros
Paul Pholeros at CAA Conference Dhaka 2013
Born1953
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died(2016-02-01)1 February 2016 (aged 62)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupation(s)Architect
Educator
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia (AM)
PracticePaul Pholeros Architects
Healthabitat

Paul Anthony Pholeros AM (1953 – 1 February 2016) was an Australian architect.[1] He received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Sydney in 1974 and a Bachelor of Architecture (Hons 1) in 1976. Pholeros established his own architectural practice, Paul Pholeros Architects, in 1984. He was also a director of Healthabitat, a non-profit organisation which aimed to improve the health of disadvantaged people by assessing and improving their housing.[2]

Pholeros was an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the University of Sydney.[3] He was a Vice-Chairman and Board Member of Emergency Architects Australia.[4] In 2007, Pholeros was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of his persistence and outstanding service to the health and well-being of the Indigenous population of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands.[5]

Paul Pholeros died on 1 February 2016, aged 62.[6]

Awards

  • Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 2007[5]
  • Former Vice Chair, Emergency Architects Australia; One of the four members appointed by the Prime Minister of Australia to the National Policy Commission on Remote Indigenous Housing 2007–2009
  • Royal Australian Institute of Architects President's Award, 1994[7]
  • Royal Australian Institute of Architects Leadership in Sustainability Prize, (Healthabitat) 2011[8]
  • World Habitat Award – from the United Nations' Habitat and Building and Social Housing Foundation, (Healthabitat) 2011[8]
  • Rockefeller Foundation, Practitioners Residency Award Bellagio, Lake Como Italy 2011

References

  1. ^ "GROUNDS, Marr PHOLEROS, Paul |Sculpture at the top ends [25 minutes duration]". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ Edgar, Ray (13 February 2015). "Healthabitat goes to work on the houses that make children sick". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "About HH – WHO WE ARE – Healthabitat". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ^ Emergency Architects 2011 Annual Report Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Emergency Architects, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "News | The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ^ Calla Wahlquist. "Paul Pholeros, architect who helped reduce Indigenous poverty, dies at 62". the Guardian.
  7. ^ "Paul Pholeros – Australian Institute of Architects". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b Paul Pholeros. "Paul Pholeros".


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