On 12th September, Philip delivered the Donald K Turner Address at the University of NSW. The lecture was titled ‘Architectural Culture: From Site to Society’ and looked at a range of projects through the lens of architectural culture – retracing our steps from built project to inception to locate each within our understanding of its broader architectural lineage. The address can be viewed, courtesy of the University of NSW, here
We are delighted to announce that Constitution Avenue has been awarded the John Overall Prize for Urban Design and the Canberra Medallion at the recent ACT Institute of Architects Awards. The project was a collaboration involving the National Capital Authority, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture, Hill Thalis, SMEC and AECOM. The jury citation notes that, ‘ the character of the avenue is responsive to its location and varies in scale from civic to boulevard, bushland to ceremonial effortlessly.’ It describes the project an exemplar of how to plan, design and deliver public domain works.
Congratulations to the Narara Ecovillage, who four and a half years after making an offer for the land:
See latest photographs of the civil works here.
Our major new twin apartment tower scheme, designed in association with CKDS Architects, for Windham King has just been lodged in Newcastle. Look for details on our website shortly.
We’re delighted to be the subject of the second volume of URO media’s Minimono Series.
The book features a foreword from AIA Gold Medallist Lawrence Nield, an essay co-authored by architects David Neustein and Michael Neustein and an interview between Philip Thalis, Rachel Neeson and Richard Francis-Jones.
Books are available for purchase online from Uro Publications
We’re delighted to see Benjamin Driver awarded in the DARCH awards for his passionate commitment to urban issues.
Rooftop Apartment, with double height, glass topped atrium, central Sydney (designed with Peter John Cantrill). Flexible live work conversion & enlargement of two pokey studio apartments, with roof terrace above opening to city skyline. Photo @brettboardmanphotography #sydneyarchitecture #australianarchitecture #cityliving #creativeadaptation #steelstructure #steelwindows #atrium #glazedatrium #toplight #zenithallight #centrepoint #cityskyline #cityapartment #cityofsydney
Spotted in Woolloomooloo; can’t part with those heritage drawing boards, or you can still choose to draw out of bedroom window! #drawingboard #woolloomooloo #terracehouse #frontverandah #drawingenpleinair #recycling #hoarding #drafting #streetwall #streetlife #livework #cityofsydney
For the record, green headland at Millers Point in our 2006 International Competition for Barangaroo (confusingly called East Darling Harbour at the time). Team @hillthalisaup with @janeirwin_landscape @paulberkemeierarchitect. Bigger green headland, public facilities open to the Harbour as part of 11ha of public park creating the entire foreshore as continuous inalienable public space, linked and defined by public streets #publicsydney #barangaroocompetitionwinningscheme #eastdarlingharbour #eastdarlingharbour competitionwinningscheme#millerspoint #greenheadland #publicwaterfront #publicland #publicspace #publicstreet #architecturalmodel #heritage #creativeadaptation #sydneydesign #designofsydney #inalienablepublicspace
Enduring icon; Abdul’s Lebanese in Elizabeth St, Surry Hills, occupying end of a finely detailed, grand terrace row on Cleveland St corner. Great mix; enduring institution, food, multiculturalism, urbanity and a bit of grunge #surryhills #cityofsydney #lebaneserestaurant #abdulsrestaurant #clevelandstreet #elizabethstreet #grandterrace #endterrace #enclosedverandahs #multiculturalism #urbangrunge #streetwall #urbanscale #urbanfacade #sydneyarchitecture
Pair of Houses, Northbridge (designed with Peter John Cantrill). Rear north facades that face the cliff that runs behind the houses, with spiral stair giving shared access to clifftop. Both house have roof terraces over their full 65m2 footprint, with various top light windows to connect and bring sun to living areas. Photo; Tim Williams Architect #pairofhouses #pairedhouse #australianarchitecture #sydneyarchitecture #sydneyhouses #timbercladding #jarrahcladding #roofterrace #roofterraceview #spiralstair #northbridge #bushhouses #dualoccupancy #dualoccupancies #architecturalpromenade #compacthouses #treehouses #angophora
