Philip Thalis
@philipthalis.bsky.social
Architect, urbanist, public advocate. Principal @HillThalisAUP co author #PublicSydney Book & Puzzle. Prof Practice UNSW. ex Sydney Ind Councillor. Aust Arch Gold🥇2024
On Gadigal country
On Gadigal country
Out & about in Newcastle’s Civic Park, filled with civic treasures & memorials, encircled by major public buildings & churches.
A major contribution to the generosity of one of Australia’s best regional cities
#publicnewcastle
A major contribution to the generosity of one of Australia’s best regional cities
#publicnewcastle
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Out & about in Newcastle’s Civic Park, filled with civic treasures & memorials, encircled by major public buildings & churches.
A major contribution to the generosity of one of Australia’s best regional cities
#publicnewcastle
A major contribution to the generosity of one of Australia’s best regional cities
#publicnewcastle
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Comedy
Scoop: The most popular apps in Australia right now are social media platforms not included in the teen ban (so far).
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Comedy
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Barnaby out.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Barnaby out.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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“BBC Verify has geolocated video footage which appears to show the early stages of a fire at a high-rise public housing complex in #HongKong - and how fast the blaze took hold.” flip.it/wu.zJd
Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block
Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“BBC Verify has geolocated video footage which appears to show the early stages of a fire at a high-rise public housing complex in #HongKong - and how fast the blaze took hold.” flip.it/wu.zJd
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🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is steadfastly refusing to condemn the NSW Parliament neo-Nazi rally. Paid over $1,000 a day by taxpayers but MIA since far-right Advance scandal over four months ago... theklaxon.com.au/wheres-jilli...
Where's Jillian Segal? Over $1,000-a-day but MIA - The Klaxon
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — whose family bankrolls far-right group “Advance” — is refusing to denounce the neo-Nazi rally held outside NSW Parliament House.
theklaxon.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is steadfastly refusing to condemn the NSW Parliament neo-Nazi rally. Paid over $1,000 a day by taxpayers but MIA since far-right Advance scandal over four months ago... theklaxon.com.au/wheres-jilli...
Big night out at the cavernous White Bay Power Station, filled with life & great work for the UNSW Built Environment end of year exhibition.
Architecture, landscape, planning & so much more on show.
#publicsydney in action
Architecture, landscape, planning & so much more on show.
#publicsydney in action
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Big night out at the cavernous White Bay Power Station, filled with life & great work for the UNSW Built Environment end of year exhibition.
Architecture, landscape, planning & so much more on show.
#publicsydney in action
Architecture, landscape, planning & so much more on show.
#publicsydney in action
I’m a strong believer in strategic urban design that operates at the precinct scale –not at individual building scale. A precinct is big enough to comprehensive, in the sense that it includes all of these aspects, & small enough to be comprehensible
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Roderick Simpson on the rise of high-density housing
ArchitectureAu Asks the Sydney architect and urban designer, “When it comes to apartment towers in our suburbs, how high is too high?”
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November 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I’m a strong believer in strategic urban design that operates at the precinct scale –not at individual building scale. A precinct is big enough to comprehensive, in the sense that it includes all of these aspects, & small enough to be comprehensible
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Insult to injury.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Insult to injury.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
Looking forward to speaking in Newcastle on Friday evening, giving a different updated version of my 2024 Gold Medal address.
Of course will show our 2 major apartment complexes there - Verve towers & Horizon apartments, both Award-winning, adding public spaces, realised with our collaborators #CKDS
Of course will show our 2 major apartment complexes there - Verve towers & Horizon apartments, both Award-winning, adding public spaces, realised with our collaborators #CKDS
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Looking forward to speaking in Newcastle on Friday evening, giving a different updated version of my 2024 Gold Medal address.
Of course will show our 2 major apartment complexes there - Verve towers & Horizon apartments, both Award-winning, adding public spaces, realised with our collaborators #CKDS
Of course will show our 2 major apartment complexes there - Verve towers & Horizon apartments, both Award-winning, adding public spaces, realised with our collaborators #CKDS
Packed house at Sydney Town Hall to hear Lord Mayor @clovermoore.bsky.social deliver address spanning progressive programs, policies & projects by @cityofsydney
Sydney leads the country on so many environmental, urban & social issues, trailblazing the art of the possible for others to follow
Sydney leads the country on so many environmental, urban & social issues, trailblazing the art of the possible for others to follow
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Packed house at Sydney Town Hall to hear Lord Mayor @clovermoore.bsky.social deliver address spanning progressive programs, policies & projects by @cityofsydney
Sydney leads the country on so many environmental, urban & social issues, trailblazing the art of the possible for others to follow
Sydney leads the country on so many environmental, urban & social issues, trailblazing the art of the possible for others to follow
Must read article by @emfarrelly.bsky.social on the outrageous, undemocratic recent changes to NSW Planning Act.
Premier Minns in pocket of the worst urgera & profiteers, environmental vandals & developers.
This analysis ignored by MSM, sucked in by press release
architectureau.com/articles/pro...
Premier Minns in pocket of the worst urgera & profiteers, environmental vandals & developers.
This analysis ignored by MSM, sucked in by press release
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Prohibiting the public interest
The new New South Wales Environmental Planning and Assessment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025, which slid through parliament in November with bipartisan support and little press coverage, is “trus...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Must read article by @emfarrelly.bsky.social on the outrageous, undemocratic recent changes to NSW Planning Act.
Premier Minns in pocket of the worst urgera & profiteers, environmental vandals & developers.
This analysis ignored by MSM, sucked in by press release
architectureau.com/articles/pro...
Premier Minns in pocket of the worst urgera & profiteers, environmental vandals & developers.
This analysis ignored by MSM, sucked in by press release
architectureau.com/articles/pro...
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Mid rise apartment pattern release entirely illustrated by renders instead of architectural plans in a press release on an architectural website. And we wonder why architects are typecast as cosmetic curators rather than as fundamental to housing liveability and performance…🤯
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Mid rise apartment pattern release entirely illustrated by renders instead of architectural plans in a press release on an architectural website. And we wonder why architects are typecast as cosmetic curators rather than as fundamental to housing liveability and performance…🤯
NSW Govt Architect #abbiegalvin presenting the Pattern Book designs for a new generation of #sydneyapartmentbuildings.
The small lot, 4-6 storey scale is what’s so missing in all the discussion of planning & housing density, design & diversity.
Fingers crossed that it lifts #architectureofhousing
The small lot, 4-6 storey scale is what’s so missing in all the discussion of planning & housing density, design & diversity.
Fingers crossed that it lifts #architectureofhousing
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
NSW Govt Architect #abbiegalvin presenting the Pattern Book designs for a new generation of #sydneyapartmentbuildings.
The small lot, 4-6 storey scale is what’s so missing in all the discussion of planning & housing density, design & diversity.
Fingers crossed that it lifts #architectureofhousing
The small lot, 4-6 storey scale is what’s so missing in all the discussion of planning & housing density, design & diversity.
Fingers crossed that it lifts #architectureofhousing
Excellent article by @jacktoohey.bsky.social in @smhaustralia.nzcow.com on our obsession with real estate & its many negative consequences;
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Excellent article by @jacktoohey.bsky.social in @smhaustralia.nzcow.com on our obsession with real estate & its many negative consequences;
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
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When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
Good on the last #MediaWatch of the year, taking down a racist hoax to build a mosque in a main road in Fairfield.
Of course devoured by a raft of RW MSM, too lazy to check when they can gleefully attack.
All of a sudden this 3-house lot was answer to our housing crisis..
All a fabrication
Of course devoured by a raft of RW MSM, too lazy to check when they can gleefully attack.
All of a sudden this 3-house lot was answer to our housing crisis..
All a fabrication
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Good on the last #MediaWatch of the year, taking down a racist hoax to build a mosque in a main road in Fairfield.
Of course devoured by a raft of RW MSM, too lazy to check when they can gleefully attack.
All of a sudden this 3-house lot was answer to our housing crisis..
All a fabrication
Of course devoured by a raft of RW MSM, too lazy to check when they can gleefully attack.
All of a sudden this 3-house lot was answer to our housing crisis..
All a fabrication
Something new from me;
Take a listen to my podcast with #mattlevinson, covering a wide range of topics, from growing in in red texture brick 3 storey walk ups, through decades at Uni, from student to prof, to public space, architecture & city past/present/future
www.fortunegrey.com/episodes/int...
Take a listen to my podcast with #mattlevinson, covering a wide range of topics, from growing in in red texture brick 3 storey walk ups, through decades at Uni, from student to prof, to public space, architecture & city past/present/future
www.fortunegrey.com/episodes/int...
Interview – Philip Thalis — I might have a story for you
Philip Thalis has been described as an influencer for a better future. As one of Australia's most respected architects, he’s literally shaped the physical environment of Sydney. In being awarded the A...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Something new from me;
Take a listen to my podcast with #mattlevinson, covering a wide range of topics, from growing in in red texture brick 3 storey walk ups, through decades at Uni, from student to prof, to public space, architecture & city past/present/future
www.fortunegrey.com/episodes/int...
Take a listen to my podcast with #mattlevinson, covering a wide range of topics, from growing in in red texture brick 3 storey walk ups, through decades at Uni, from student to prof, to public space, architecture & city past/present/future
www.fortunegrey.com/episodes/int...
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David Pocock arguing in the #Senate against the cancelling of Centrelink benefits pending criminal prosecution. This is what an ethical equality warrior looks like. We need 20 more like him in the halls of power and hope we get them in the next election. He makes me proud to be Australian. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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The lower of the interior streets of majestic Jones Bay Wharf in Pyrmont, with its dramatic toplights & open vistas to the harbour.
Built by the engineers of the #Sydneyharbourtrust c1920 under Chief Engineer #hdwalsh, it was the last of the great finger wharves they built. #publicsydney
Built by the engineers of the #Sydneyharbourtrust c1920 under Chief Engineer #hdwalsh, it was the last of the great finger wharves they built. #publicsydney
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The lower of the interior streets of majestic Jones Bay Wharf in Pyrmont, with its dramatic toplights & open vistas to the harbour.
Built by the engineers of the #Sydneyharbourtrust c1920 under Chief Engineer #hdwalsh, it was the last of the great finger wharves they built. #publicsydney
Built by the engineers of the #Sydneyharbourtrust c1920 under Chief Engineer #hdwalsh, it was the last of the great finger wharves they built. #publicsydney
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Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: ‚Backchannel‘
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: ‚Backchannel‘
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the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate
As marine heatwaves kill 10s of 1000s of fish on the Pilbara coast & causes coral-bleaching at the World Heritage Ningaloo Reef, Woodside Energy reports record production, net profit of $3.6 B & whinges about delays to its Indigenous cultural heritage & planet-destroying North West Shelf extension
Woodside fumes over six-year wait for extension permit
Australia’s biggest gas producer has hit permit delays, warning red tape will halt investment in critical energy supplies.
www.smh.com.au
May 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate
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What started as a new office entry - matching in size & scale our #publicsydney drawing with Nolli’s famous 1748 Plan of Rome. Perfect for a design office!
So during COVID we turned our drawing into #publicsydneypuzzle - get yours this Christmas #KinokuniyaAust & #Urobookshops 1/2
So during COVID we turned our drawing into #publicsydneypuzzle - get yours this Christmas #KinokuniyaAust & #Urobookshops 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What started as a new office entry - matching in size & scale our #publicsydney drawing with Nolli’s famous 1748 Plan of Rome. Perfect for a design office!
So during COVID we turned our drawing into #publicsydneypuzzle - get yours this Christmas #KinokuniyaAust & #Urobookshops 1/2
So during COVID we turned our drawing into #publicsydneypuzzle - get yours this Christmas #KinokuniyaAust & #Urobookshops 1/2
In defense of the boom that has been immigration & multiculturalism for Australia.
Always call out any racist dog whistlers
Always call out any racist dog whistlers
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In defense of the boom that has been immigration & multiculturalism for Australia.
Always call out any racist dog whistlers
Always call out any racist dog whistlers
Memo USA: you should have done this after 2020, & & saves you all from today’s despot…
Your vaunted & ever so expensive legal system failed us all
Your vaunted & ever so expensive legal system failed us all
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Memo USA: you should have done this after 2020, & & saves you all from today’s despot…
Your vaunted & ever so expensive legal system failed us all
Your vaunted & ever so expensive legal system failed us all
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Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.