Philip Cox

Philip Sutton Cox is an Australian architect. He is the founding partner of Cox Architecture, one of the largest architectural practices in Australia. 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 grew up in Killara on the North Shore in Sydney.

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. In 1990 Rayner moved to Brisbane and established Cox Rayner Architects.

The firm grew, becoming 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 50 years, Cox stepped back from the business in 2015. Cox Architecture is responsible for projects throughout Australia and also in Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, South Africa, and Europe.

Cox has been described as "epitomising the Sydney School of Architecture" in earlier projects.

Awards and honours Cox has won many architectural awards, the first being in 1963, one year after graduating from the University of Sydney.

Cox has received the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 1984, the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture in 1985. His was given 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.

Other roles 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. Major 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 2000 Summer 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:

Completed Project name Location Award Notes 1963 St Andrews Presbyterian Church Leppington, South-western Sydney, New South Wales Sir John Sulman Medal, 1963 1965 C B Alexander Agricultural College , New South Wales Sir John Sulman Medal, 1965 Blacket Prize, 1965 1969 Hawkins Residence 19 Norma Crescent, Wilkinson Award, 1969 1988 Rod Laver Arena Flinders Park, Melbourne, Victoria 1995 1988 Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney, New South Wales 1999 Sydney SuperDome Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales 1999 Singapore Expo Changi, Singapore 2001 National Wine Centre of Australia North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 1996 Cairns Convention Centre Cairns, Queensland 2000 Princess Alexandra Hospital Redevelopment Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland 2001 Goodwill Bridge South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland 2002 WA Maritime Museum Victoria Quay, Fremantle, Western Australia 2004 Brisbane Magistrates Court George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 2005 Challenger Institute of Technology, Marine Campus Fremantle, Western Australia 2006 Northern Stand, Melbourne Cricket Ground 2007 National Institute of Circus Arts Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria Award for Architectural Steel Design – Large Project, Australian Steel Institute VIC 2008 District Court of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Australian Film, Television and Radio School Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales State Commendation for Commercial Architecture, AIA NSW 2010 Energex Headquarters , Brisbane, Queensland The Helix Marina Bay, Singapore AAMI Park Sports & Entertainment Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria World's Most Iconic and Culturally Significant Stadium, World Stadium Congress National Award for Public Architecture, AIA State Architecture Medal, AIA VIC, William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, AIA VIC Queensland Performing Arts Centre Refurbishment South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland Interior Design Impact Award, AIDA 2013 Neuroscience Research Australia Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales The People's Choice Award, Randwick City Council 2014 Kaohsiung Exhibition Center Kaohsiung, Taiwan Excellence Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers 2015 Carnarvon Police and Justice Complex , Western Australia Newcastle Courthouse Newcastle, New South Wales Indonesia Convention ExhibitionBSD City, Tangerang, Indonesia 2016 Anna Meares Velodrome , Brisbane, Queensland Venue for 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Sir John Monash Centre Villers-Bretonneux, France Jakarta International Velodrome Jakarta, Indonesia 2020 National Maritime Museum of China Tianjin, China Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct Christchurch, New Zealand 2021 Oman Across Ages Museum Muscat, OmanSpecial prize for an Exterior, Prix Versailles

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 longtime partner is the journalist Janet Hawley.