John Neville Morphett AM OBE (1 August 1932 – 25 March 2016) was an Australian architect, known for his role as lead designer of the Adelaide Festival Centre.
He was educated at Christ Church Grammar School, Perth and St Peter's College, Adelaide, and studied architecture at the University of Adelaide and the South Australian School of Mines and Industries.
[1] During university semester breaks, Morphett worked part-time for architects Hassell, McConnell and Partners, with whom he was employed after graduation, and had a continuing relationship for forty years.
He undertook further training in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate School, where lecturers included Le Corbusier, Philip Johnson, Richard Neutra and Paul Rudolph, and graduated with a Master of Architecture degree.
[1] In 1962 Morphett returned to Adelaide and joined Hassell, McConnell and Partners.