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Neil Clerehan (born 29 December 1922 in Melbourne) is an Australian architect of six decade's standing. He is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects,〔http://www.architecture.com.au/docs/default-document-library/life_fellows_list_2012.pdf〕 and in 2004 was awarded the President’s Prize for the Hall of Fame (RVIA). Clerehan established several architecture firms: Neil Clerehan Architects (1951–1962), Guilford Bell and Neil Clerehan (1962–1964), Neil Clerehan and Associates (1964–1980), Clerehan – Cran (1980–1996) and Neil Clerehan Architects (1996-current). His current firm is situated in 1 Maddock Street, Windsor, VIC, 3181. Being grounded in the local traditions, Clerehan’s practice focuses on domestic architecture and puts forward Melbourne’s culture. Through this field, he has established his reputation. Clerehan is also famous for his encapsulation and dissemination of Architectural history through his publishing and community works. His notable works include the C. Ross Fenner house, the second Clerehan house and project houses for Pettit and Sevitt Merchant Builders. ==Personal life== Neil Clerehan was born in Brighton, Australia. As a boy, he had an interest in architecture, and was encouraged by his parents. He inspected family investment properties with his father, and familiarized with works of Australian Architecture through readings given by his mother whom studied painting at the National Gallery School. Clerehan matriculated in 1938. The following year, he returned to St Patrick’s and gained honours in European History, English, French, Latin, Chemistry and a bare pass in Math I. The year after, he enrolled in the architecture program at the Melbourne Technical College (RMIT University). Being educated at a small, private school in art subjects, he did not know architecture drafting tools. In 1941, Clerehan joined the University Rifles. In 1942, he was enlisted in AIF and was transferred to camp, then to Brisbane, Queensland and New Guinea until 1944, when he picked up malaria at Mline Bay. He was discharged and brought back to Melbourne. During this war period, he met and became a close friend with Robin Boyd. In 1946, he resumed his course in RMIT University, but he left for Melbourne University to do the Atlier course. He discontinued his final year, and enrolled in the Bachelor of Architecture, graduating in 1950. During his school years, Clerehan worked in Martin and Tribe office, and took his time-off to work as a labourer on the Gordon Homes project. He registered as an architect and established his own practice in 1951. In 1952, Clerehan set off for his own overseas journey to the United States of America. Within a year, he hitch-hiked and travelled by bus to about forty states, including east and west Taliesin where he met Frank Lloyd Wright. During this trip, he worked as a reporter for United Nations in New York. There, he met notable architects, including Philip Johnson, Walter Gropius, William Wurster, Mies van der Rohe and Oscar Niemeyer. He married Sonia Cole in 1955, and moved to their first home in South Yarra from their unit in Grounds’ Hill Street, Toorak. By the late 1960s, they had four children so they moved to a bigger home in Walsh Street.〔http://users.tce.rmit.edu.au/e03159/ModMelb/mm2/modmelbprac2/nc/ncbio.html〕〔http://www.smh.com.au/news/money/profile-neil-clerehan/2006/08/07/1154802816814.html〕 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「Neil Clerehan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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