Paul Pholeros
Architect & Housing Innovator | Designing for Health & Community
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Paul Pholeros is an Australian architect dedicated to designing affordable housing that improves health outcomes. As the co-founder of Healthabitat, he pioneered a data-driven approach to housing upgrades, documenting how physical environments impact people's wellbeing.
Pholeros has worked with remote Indigenous communities, reducing rates of preventable diseases through thoughtful home design. His keynotes share evidence-based strategies for creating healthier living spaces, empowering audiences to rethink the connection between the built environment and human flourishing.
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How to reduce poverty? Fix homes
In 1985, architect Paul Pholeros was challenged to "stop people getting sick" in a small indigenous community in south Australia. And it meant thinking way beyond medicine. In this sparky, interactive talk, Pholeros shares his work with Healthabitat, which works to reduce poverty through practical design fixes -- in Australia and beyond.
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