Philip Cox (b.1939) is one of Australia's most prolific and influential architects. Shortly after graduating from the University of Sydney in 1962 Cox went into partnership with established architect Ian McKay. This alliance facilitated work on two large projects early in Cox's career. The first was a boys's home for the Presbyterian Church at Emerald Hill, Leppington, the second the Alexander Agricultural College at Tocal, near Paterson in the NSW Hunter Valley. These projects were awarded the Sulman Prize in 1963 and 1965 respectively.

Cox formed his own practice in 1972. The National Athletics Stadium and adjacent AIS Sports and Training Centre were its first major projects. They were doubly significant is establishing the steel structuralist design vocabulary associated with Cox from this time and used in numerous high-profile projects including the Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Uluru Tourist Resort.

The Canberra venues also laid the foundations for Cox's eminence in the new (in Australia) field of stadium architecture. In this field Cox's work includes the Sydney Football Stadium, the National Tennis Centre, Melbourne, the Sydney Showground Arena, AAMI Park, Melbourne and the Khalifa Stadium, Doha.

Cox and his practise have been influential in several building genres. During the 1980s Cox Architects designed some significant low-rise public housing apartment complexes in Wolloomooloo and other Sydney locations. These projects created new neighbourhoods carefully integrated with established but socially and architecturally challenged areas. The urban renewal theme is also evident in Cox's design for the Haymarket campus and library for the University of Technology, Sydney.

Other Cox buildings sited close the Powerhouse Museum are the UTS Design, Architecture and Building Faculty on Harris Street and the neighbouring second (TV studio) stage of the ABC complex.

Goulburn Civic Centre was designed by Cox Architects for Goulburn City Council and completed in 1989. As well as the Council's offices it houses the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery and Southern Tablelands Regional Library.

Architectural Model, Goulburn Civic Centre, Goulburn, NSW, plastic / paper / cardboard, Philip Cox / Cox Architects, Australia, 1985-1987.
Architectural model of Goulburn Civic Centre constructed in plastic and cardboard. Consists of four main single level buildings which form the complex and feature detailing such as windows, doors, steps and ramps. The roofs of each building covers a wide surface area and are smooth with a slight downward curve. The model sits on a rectangular grey and white plastic base which is entirely covered by a detachable perspex case.

Designed: Cox Architects; New South Wales; 1985 - 1987

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1985 - 1987

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