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Robin Boyd, Roy Grounds and Harry Seidler have contributed significantly to modern Australian architecture by applying modernist-style principles to Australian homes. Another group of architects, such as Glenn Murcutt, Tina Engelen and Ian Moore, and Trop...
Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, is Australia's capital city. The Australian Capital Territory was declared on 1 January 1911 and an international competition was held to design the new capital city of Australia. The competition was won by...
Australian designers, by their very nature, look for simple and elegant solutions for challenges in often ordinary situations, balancing creativity with cost-effectiveness and innovative construction. Inspiration comes not only from historical and interna...
'An Ideal City? The 1912 Competition to Design Canberra' is an online exhibition about the competition to design the capital of Australia, the entrants, Walter Burley Griffin's winning design, and the changes that have been made to the plan as Canberra ha
Canberra - Australia's Capital National Capital Authority (more info)
Find information on the National Capital Authority, a history of Canberra including Walter Burley Griffin's original plan. Also includes details on visiting the capital, present day attractions and future plans.
The story of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin is a grand obsession on almost every level. Griffin of course won the competition to design Canberra, the capital city of our newly Federated nation in 1912. Radio National often provides link...
Architectural/Interior Decoration and Fittings > Light fittings>>+ 86/3519 Bar light, 'Ladies Present', woo... The light fitting was designed by Walter Burley Griffin, Sydney, New South Wales, in 1922. It was designed for the houses of Griffins company t...
> + A9880 Door, glass and wood with leadligh... > + 89/553 Lift doors, Mark Foys, Sydney, 19...> + A10184 Door, wood/glass, panelled, paint... Door panel and frame, 'Ladies Boudoir', lead/glass/wood, designed for the 'Ladies Boudoir' of the Capitol Theatr...
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irn=323821&search=Pyrmont&site_id=3 > P3048 Panoramic photograph, Pyrmont Bridge, Alan Row & Company, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1920 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=323821&search=Pyrmont&site_id=3 http://www.powerho...
irn=238285&search=celebration&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=107425&search=celebration&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=324477&search=celebration&site_id=3 > P3155-37 Programme, Inaug...
irn=195628&search=queensland+maple&site_id=3 > A8063 Specimen column, Queensland Maple wood, possibly made by William Johnson, Australia, 1900-1930 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=55901&search=queensland+maple&site_id=3 86/1341-5...
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They relate specifically to the Pyrmont incinerator designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney. Rohan's work relates to the particular history of the Pyrmont incinerator designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney. Brooches (3), 'Mari...
irn=149543&search=1919+1920&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=78772&search=1919+1920&site_id=3 87/800 Postcard, SS Ventura leaving Sydney, 1919-1920 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=121810&search=...
WALTER BURLEY GRIFFIN, Melbourne (designer), UNKNOWN (manufacturer) Chairs from the Men's Fellowship Room, Uniting Church, Kew (1919) mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans), fabric, (other materials) (a) 103.0 x 40.4 x 56.0 cm; (b) 103.0 x 40.4 x 56.0 cm...
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Search our collection > > Image Title Artist Prod Date Medium Acc # > Chairs from the Men's Fellowship Room, Uniting Church, Kew WALTER BURLEY GRIFFIN, Melbourne (designer), UNKNOWN (manufacturer) (1919) mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans), fabric, (other...
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