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]

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

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 edit

  • Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 26 January 2007[7]
  • 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[8]
  • Royal Australian Institute of Architects Leadership in Sustainability Prize, (Healthabitat) 2011[9]
  • World Habitat Award – from the United Nations' Habitat and Building and Social Housing Foundation, (Healthabitat) 2011[9]
  • Rockefeller Foundation, Practitioners Residency Award Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy 2011[citation needed]

References edit

  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. ^ "News | The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ^ Calla Wahlquist (2 February 2016). "Paul Pholeros, architect who helped reduce Indigenous poverty, dies at 62". the Guardian.
  7. ^ "Paul Anthony Pholeros, Member of the Order of Australia, Award ID 1133822". Australian Government, Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Paul Pholeros – Australian Institute of Architects". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  9. ^ a b Paul Pholeros. "Paul Pholeros".