Philip Follent is a former Queensland Government Architect, former head of the Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University and an adviser to government on the arts, culture and infrastructure.
Philip Follent's Latest contributions
The search for an authentic architecture and city form on the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast’s DNA is one of change. Here, Philip Follent chronicles the political and cultural forces that have shaped this “remarkable urban experiment,” citing projects that speak to its ongoing metamorphosis and inspiring built form.
‘Silent and self-assured’: KDV Golf and Tennis Academy
In its award-winning redevelopment of a much-loved Carrara golf course, Shiro Architects has crafted a “silent and self-assured” building that points to the Bauhaus and the heroes of modernist architecture.
Hinze Dam Visitor Centre and Parkland
Malcolm Middleton Architects and AECOM add a human dimension to civic infrastructure.
