Nonda Katsalidis receives the honour of Member of the Order of Australia
Nonda Katsalidis (AM).
The 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List has honoured another design great, as Nonda Katsalidis, founding partner of Fender Katsalidis receives the Member of the Order (AM) General Division for his contribution to architecture.
On receiving the accolade, Katsalidis commented, “I feel incredibly honoured to be recognised along with many others who have made significant contributions in our nation,” he added, “All Fender Katsalidis buildings seek to bring good design outcomes to our cities, communities and lives, and I am grateful that our progressive architecture is highly valued among design enthusiasts and broader society.”
“I feel incredibly honoured to be recognised along with many others who have made significant contributions in our nation,” he added, “All Fender Katsalidis buildings seek to bring good design outcomes to our cities, communities and lives, and I am grateful that our progressive architecture is highly valued among design enthusiasts and broader society.”
Melbourne Terrace, Fender Katsalisdis. Photo by John Gollings.
As a founding partner of Fender Katsalidis, a multi-disciplinary international design practice, Katsalidis has been recognised for the outstanding work that has been delivered over the years since the studio’s establishment in Melbourne. With offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and a sister-studio in London, Fender Katsalidis has created such projects as Mona in Hobart and Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which will become the second tallest tower in the world today.
Katsalidis was born in Greece and moved to Australia with his family when young. He studied at The University of Melbourne and then co-founded Fender Katsalidis (formerly Nation Fender Katsalidis) with Karl Fender in 1996.
Photographer: John Gollings / Artwork: Patricia Piccinini, Protein Lattice (1997)
Photographer: MONA/Jesse Hunniford
