Philip Thalis is principal of Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects, professor of practice at UNSW Sydney and a City of Sydney councillor.
Philip Thalis's Latest contributions
Vale Jean-Louis Cohen 1949–2023
Philip Thalis and Russell Olsson pay tribute to Jean-Louis Cohen, a professor, lecturer, curator and researcher with encyclopaedic knowledge of architectural and urban culture.
Planning Greater Sydney
Philip Thalis and Benjamin Driver consider the latest planning strategy for Sydney, and ask do our conventional planning methods meet the needs of our evolving cities?
An ‘era of disposable public buildings’: Philip Thalis on Sydney’s past and future heritage
In a speech given at the 2019 National Trust Heritage Awards in Sydney, architect and City of Sydney councillor Philip Thalis railed against what he described as the “most voracious of booms.”
On the Architecture of Housing
Architect Philip Thalis explores the architecture of housing, as distinct from houses, and its contribution to the fabric of the city.
Sydney becoming a dumb city for the rich
Plans to flog Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum site to developers privileges special interests at the expense of the public.
Making the city: Urban housing
The pervasive commodification of urban housing in Australia is creating mean-spirited cities. Can architects do better?
The National Arboretum, Canberra
An ambitious scheme that transformed a fire-ravaged site into a project for the research and display of trees.
The National Arboretum Canberra
A grand dream realized by Taylor Cullity Lethlean with Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects.