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William Thomas Leighton (1905–1990) was a Western Australian architect, well known for his Art Deco and Inter-War Functionalist style of civic, commercial and domestic buildings. Leighton was born in Fremantle on 15 July 1905 and after an apprenticeship at the architectural offices of Allen & Nicholas in Fremantle, was one of the first group of architects to be registered as part of the WA Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.〔''(Assessment Documentation )'' researched for Heritage Council of Western Australia〕 Leighton then worked in the architectural offices of Eales and Cohen before joining Bohringer, Taylor and Johnson, who sent him on interstate and overseas commissions.〔 Leighton joined the firm Baxter Cox in 1936 and was later to become a partner until the firm was dissolved in the mid-1940s. Leighton joined the Public Works Department for a short time after World War II, before being offered a partnership with Hobbs, Winning and Leighton.〔 Leighton was president of RAIA (WA) between 1951-52 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the WA Architectural Profession )〕 Leighton retired in 1975.〔 William Leighton worked on a number of Western Australian cinemas including the Windsor in Nedlands, the Cygnet in South Perth,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Register of Heritage Places : Permanent Entry (Cygnet Theatre) )〕 the Princess in Fremantle, and the Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Register of Heritage Places : Permanent Entry (Piccadilly Theatre) )〕 Theatre Royal, Metro, Grand and Plaza Theatres in Perth, and the Lyric in Bunbury.,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Register of Heritage Places : Permanent Entry (Lyric Theatre) )〕 Leighton died on 11 March 1990 at his Dalkeith residence. ==Sources== *Geneve, V. 'William Thomas Leighton: Cinema Architect of the 1930s' in Bromfield, D. (ed.) ''Essays on Art and Architecture in Western Australia'' (Nedlands, U.W.A. Press, 1988) p. 12–21 (ISBN 9780864220707) *William G. Bennett, architect: Articles and notes volume 5, number, December 1992-January 1993, p. 11 *Geneve, V. 'Obituary: William Thomas Leighton' in ''The Architect'', Vol. 30, No. 2, (Winter 1990) p. 7 *Geneve, V. 'William Thomas Leighton' p. 18; West Australian, 14 March 1990, p. 26 b. *''Waltzing Moderne'', Vol. 5, number, December 1992-January 1993, p. 11 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「William T. Leighton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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