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 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 for 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
- ↑ "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".