Paul Anthony Pholeros (1953 – 1 February 2016) was an Australian architect. He received his Bachelor of Science in architecture from the

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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. Pholeros was an adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Sydney. He was a vice-chairman and board member of

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.Emergency Architects 2011 Annual Report
, Emergency Architects, 2011. In 2007, Pholeros was made a member of the

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(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. Paul Pholeros died on 1 February 2016, aged 62.

Awards

* Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 26 January 2007 * 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 * Royal Australian Institute of Architects Leadership in Sustainability Prize, (Healthabitat) 2011 * World Habitat Award – from the

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' Habitat and Building and Social Housing Foundation, (Healthabitat) 2011 * Rockefeller Foundation, Practitioners Residency Award Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy 2011

References

1953 births 2016 deaths Architects from Sydney University of Sydney alumni Academic staff of the University of Sydney Members of the Order of Australia Australian people of Greek descent {{Australia-architect-stub