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Philip Sutton Cox AO FAHA (born 1 October 1939) is an Australian architect. Cox is the founding partner of Cox Architecture, one of the largest architectural practices in Australia.

He commenced his first practice with Ian McKay in 1962, and in 1967 he founded his own practice, Philip Cox and Associates. The firm has grown to become Cox Architecture, with offices across Australia as well as in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Involved in much of concept design for each project over fifty years, Cox stepped back from the business in 2015 that is now responsible for projects throughout Australia and also in Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, South Africa and Europe. He has been described as "epitomising the Sydney School of Architecture" in earlier projects. His work has won him multiple awards, the first being in 1963, one year after graduating from the University of Sydney.

Early years and education

Philip Sutton Cox was born on 1 October 1939 to Ron and May Cox. He was their second child. He has one older sister, Judith. His childhood was comfortable, growing up in Killara on the North Shore in Sydney but he was born just one month after the start of World War II, which ended when he was six.

Cox attended Gordon Public School and then the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) in North Sydney. In his first years at Shore, art was taught by John Lipscombe, who had helped plan the new art block which had been praised by the architect Harry Seidler, who had lectured in the building in July 1952. Cox decided at quite an early age that he wanted to be an architect, though this was not clear until it was nearly time to leave school. He won a Commonwealth scholarship which was to pay his fees.

Cox studied at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning between 1957 and 1962, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture, then at the University of New South Wales between 1970 and 1975, where he was awarded a Doctorate of Science.

Major architectural works

Cox was the architect responsible for initially implementing the American Radburn design for public housing in New South Wales.

Cox and his firm have designed many iconic public buildings in Australia and throughout South East Asia including a number of the buildings used for the Sydney Olympics. The following list provides a summary of some of the major architectural design works of Cox and his firm, ordered from earliest to most recent, where Cox has either worked individually or as part of consortia:

Awards

Cox has received the Sir Zelman Cowen Award, the RAIA Gold Medal in 1984, Life Fellowship to the RAIA in 1987 and Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects in the same year. In 1988 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to architecture. In 1993 he received the inaugural award for Sport and Architecture from the International Olympic Committee, and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in the same year.

Cox has held a range of voluntary positions during his professional career including Vice President, Environment Board, RAIA, NSW Chapter; a Member, Historic Buildings Committee, Cancer Patients Assistance Society of NSW; Vice President, Cancer Patients Assistance Society of NSW; Vice Chairman, Architecture and Design Panel, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council; and Chairman of Education Board of the RAIA, Federal Chapter.

Personal life

Cox is separated from wife Louise Cox AO, a fellow architect. They married in Sydney in April 1972 and have two daughters. His partner of over two decades is the journalist Janet Hawley.

References

1. ^ Bleby, Michael (20 August 2016). "Architect Philip Cox delivers upfront on architecture's deficiencies". Australian Financial Review. Australia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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7. ^ Towndrow, Jennifer (1991). Philip Cox. Portrait of an Australian Architect. Penguin Books.
8. Rushton, Gina (17 April 2014). "Philip Cox bristling at garden plan critics". The Australian. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
9. ^ Pickett, Charles (4 November 2013). "Casinos and stadiums: Philip Cox". Inside the collection. Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
10. Hasham, Nicole (16 January 2013). "Architect lashes out at 'stupid' demolition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
11. Meacham, Steve (3 December 2001). "How the museum boss got engaged". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 14.
12. Australian Institute of Architects: "National Wine Centre" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 15 November 2013
13. Musgrave, Elizabeth (September 2002). "Goodwill overture". Architecture Australia. 91 (5): 66. ISSN 0003-8725. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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15. "One One Eagle Street / Cox Rayner Architects". ArchDaily. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
16. "Cox wins Taiwanese project". Architecture & Design. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
17. "Sleeman Sports Complex Anna Meares Velodrome". Stadiums Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
18. Crowe, David (24 April 2018). "'We must remember': PM opens $100m Monash centre in France". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
19. "Prix Versailles 2024 World Titles unveiled". Archilovers. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
20. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for COX, Philip Sutton". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1988. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
21. "Fellow Profile: Philip Cox". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

Further reading

• Cox, Philip Sutton (1997). Cox Architects : selected and current works.
• Cox, Philip Sutton; Harrison, Stuart; Kaji-O'Grady, Sandra; Johnson, Anna (2008). Cox Architects & Planners.
• A decade in review: Philip Cox. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
• Australian Architects: Philip Cox. Canberra: Royal Australian Institute of Architects. 1984.
• Australian Architects: Philip Cox, Richardson & Taylor. Canberra: Royal Australian Institute of Architects. 1988.
• Pickett, Charles (Curator) (4 November 2013). "Casinos and stadiums: Philip Cox". Inside the collection. Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
• Patrick Bingham-Hall (2020). Philip Cox: An Australian Architecture. Pesaro Publishing.

External links

• "Profile: Philip Cox AO". Cox Architecture.
• "Search projects: Cox Rayner Architects". ArchDaily. 2016.
• Cox, Philip (9 August 1999). "Phillip Cox and The Spirit of Place". Late Night Live (Interview). Interviewed by Phillip Adams. Australian Broadcasting Corporation – via Radio National.
• "Search of Collection: Philip Cox". Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. 12 February 2023.
• "Philip Cox". Travel Australia. travel-australia.org. 2011.
• Philip Cox unleashed - ABC radio

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