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John Smith Murdoch (29 September 186221 May 1945) was the chief architect for the Commonwealth of Australia from 1919,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Murdoch, John Smith (1862–1945) )〕 responsible for designing many government buildings, most notably the Provisional Parliament House in Canberra,〔〔 the home of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988.〔"A Short History of Parliament", Parliamentary Education Office, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia http://www.peo.gov.au/students/cl/shorthistory_first-parliament.html〕 ==Personal life== John Smith Murdoch was born in Cassieford Farm, Forres, Scotland.〔〔 He had a "dry and quiet" personality and was frugal in both his professional and private life. Murdoch never married,〔 and there are only two official known photographs of him. Murdoch was a member of the Masonic order and it is claimed that he incorporated many masonic motifs into his designs.〔Denis Strangman, "John Smith Murdoch, Brisbane, a Wooden Leg, Symbolic Signs, and the OPH Building", accessed 31 May 2007, http://web.archive.org/web/20060904020357/http://www.geocities.com/string_au/murdoch.htm〕 He died in Brighton, Melbourne.〔"(John Smith Murdoch )", ''Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1840–1980''.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Smith Murdoch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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