Paul Pholeros
| Paul Pholeros | |
|---|---|
 Paul Pholeros at TED conference, June 2013 | |
| Born |
1953 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 1 February 2016 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation |
Architect Educator |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) |
| Practice |
Paul 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 University of Sydney in 1974 and Bachelor of Architecture (Hons 1) 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 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 for his persistence and outstanding service to the health and well-being of the Indigenous population of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands.[5]
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
- ↑ "GROUNDS , Marr PHOLEROS , Paul |Sculpture at the top ends [25 minutes duration]". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ Edgar, Ray (13 February 2015). "Healthabitat goes to work on the houses that make children sick". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "About HH – WHO WE ARE – Healthabitat".
- ↑ Emergency Architects 2011 Annual Report, Emergency Architects, 2011.
- 1 2 "News | The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Calla Wahlquist. "Paul Pholeros, architect who helped reduce Indigenous poverty, dies at 62". the Guardian.
- ↑ "Paul Pholeros – Australian Institute of Architects". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- 1 2 Paul Pholeros. "Paul Pholeros".
|