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Nonda Katsalidis (born 1951, Athens, Greece) is an award winning Australian architect. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction

He is currently a practicing director of architecture firm Fender Katsalidis Architects in partnership with Karl Fender. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Fender Katsalidis Architects (FKA is an Architecture firm in Melbourne, Australia.

Katsalidis migrated to Melbourne, Australia as a 5 year old. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He graduated from the University of Melbourne (architecture) in 1976. The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria.

From 1979-83 he practised alone on small projects. Among his earliest works, in 1972, was the brilliantly coloured Cafe Byzantium at 312 Drummond Street, Carlton. Carlton is an Inner city suburb to the immediate north of the central city area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He went on to design the nearby Deutscher Gallery and residence at 68 Drummond Street in 1983. In 1984, he designed the award winning Metro Brasserie, 41 Bourke Street. The same year, he formed a small practice and in 1990, it had become an established company.

Initially, Katsalidis designed a number of striking buildings on Latrobe Street which gained him attention as an upcoming designer and one of the youngest architects designing tall office buildings, culminating in the award winning Argus Centre in 1991.

In 1992 he gained a Masters degree at RMIT. The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology ( RMIT) is an Australian University and Vocational education provider in Melbourne

In 1996, he established Nation Fender Katsalidis, but due to Bob Nation's withdrawal from the partnership, it became Fender Katsalidis.

Katsalidis' big break was with his award winning Melbourne Terrace Apartments, implemented as one of the first buildings under the Postcode 3000 planning strategy for increasing the residential population of Melbourne city centre. Postcode 3000 was a planning policy for Melbourne, Australia coordinated by the City of Melbourne and supported by the state government, then Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

In 2002, the Government of Victoria's new planning blueprint ResCode was released, citing St Leonard's Apartments and Melbourne Terrace as two out of three examples of the model for medium density housing in metropolitan Melbourne. The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to

He then became known for his cutting edge high-rise residential tower designs and became a developer of some of Australia's tallest residential buildings, such as the Eureka Tower. Eureka Tower is a Skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia.

Katsalidis became a commercial architect and now participates in the financing and development of his designs which have evolved to be more subdued than his previous work.

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Selected Works

Awards

Gallery of Works

Eureka Tower

HM@S Lonsdale dominates the Port Melbourne skyline

Melbourne Terrace Apartments

St Leonard's Apartments block 1, St Kilda

St Leonard's Apartments block 2, St Kilda

The Malthouse. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Melbourne Docklands is a Coastal area within Melbourne, Australia. Port Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne Docklands is a Coastal area within Melbourne, Australia. Eureka Tower is a Skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. Postcode 3000 was a planning policy for Melbourne, Australia coordinated by the City of Melbourne and supported by the state government, then Silos converted into apartments.

Ian Potter Museum of Art

Republic Tower

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