John James (Australian architect)
John Roger Haughton James (born 1931) is a British-born Australian architect and historian. Early life James was born in London, and landed in Australia on his eighth birthday. His parents was Richard "Jimmy" Haughton James, designer and painter, and Charlotte "Terry" Stevens. He is an Australian architect who turned to the study of Early Gothic architecture and sculpture, and in particular the Chartres Cathedral. At the same time James studied psychotherapy and practised for 30 years while writing and publishing on medieval architecture. James entered the University of Melbourne in 1949 to study Architecture under professor Brian Lewis, and was awarded a degree with honours in 1953. His instructors included leading Modernist Roy Grounds, Robin Boyd, Frederick Romberg and Fritz Janeba. He also completed a three-year sub-major in Art History under Prof. Joseph Burke, under whom he surveyed the Melbourne terrace house and its cast-iron tracery, now held in the Dixon Library, Sydney. He was inspired by Geoffrey Serle to investigate the New Guard, the Sydney fascist movement set up to remove the Lang Labor government in the 1930s. James married Hilary Kelly and they have three children. After working in England, Sweden, Italy and British West Africa, the couple