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#12466 - Canberra and the New Parliament House

Resource ID
12466
Title/subtitle
Canberra and the New Parliament House
Format
Book
Publisher
Lansdowne Press, Sydney; 1983
Physical description
Hardcover
Summary
The story of the development of the national capital at Canberra and the search for a site and design of the permanent Parliament House.
Location
725.11 CAN
Availability
Not for loan
Notes
Edited by Diane Furness. Includes chapters on the history of Canberra, the selection of Canberra as the site for the capital and the process by which Capital Hill and the plan for Parliament House were chosen. Also compares Canberra with Brasilia and Chandigarh.