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William Leighton | |
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| Born | William Thomas Leighton December 0, 1905 invalid month invalid day |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Architect |
William Thomas Leighton (1905-1990) was a Western Australian architect, well known for his Art Deco [1] and Inter-War Functionalist style of civic, commercial and domestic buildings.
Leighton was born in Fremantle in 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.[2]: p12 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.[2] 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[2]. Leighton was president of RAIA (WA) between 1951-52 [3] Leighton retired in 1975.[2]
William Leighton worked on a number of Western Australian cinemas including the Windsor in Nedlands, the Cygnet in South Perth[4], the Princess in Fremantle, and the Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade[5], Theatre Royal, Metro, Grand and Plaza Theatres in Perth, and the Lyric in Bunbury.[6],
Sources
[edit]- 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-Janaury 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
Notable buildings
[edit]- State Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria (c.1930)
- Civic Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand (c.1930)[7]
- Embassy Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales (c.1930)
- Piccadily Theatre and Arcade, Perth (1938)
- Windsor Theatre, Nedlands (1938)
- Former Como Theatre (Cygnet Cinema), Como (1938)
- Former State Theatre (Astor Cinema), Mount Lawley (1939)
- Fremantle Port Authority Building & Fremantle Passenger Terminal
References
[edit]- ^ Encyclopedia of twentieth century architecture. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. 2004. p. 70. ISBN 1-57958-243-5.
{{cite book}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Unknown parameter|Last=ignored (|last=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Assessment Documentation researched for Heritage Council of Western Australia
- ^ "History of the WA Architectural Profession". RAIA(WA). Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Register of Heritage Places : Permanent Entry (Cygnet Theatre)" (PDF). HCWA. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Register of Heritage Places : Permanent Entry (Piccadily Theatre)" (PDF). HCWA. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Register of Heritage Places : Permanent Entry (Lyric Theatre)" (PDF). HCWA. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Civic Theatre Building :267 Queen Street, Auckland". New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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