High Court of Australia, 1970-1991

Component identifier:

Series 3

Content Summary:

Madigan was a principal of the architectural firm EMTBI, which won the design competition for the High Court building. The design team was led by EMTBI Director Christopher Kringas, assisted by Feiko Bouman, Rod Lawrence and Michael Rolfe. Kringas died in March 1975, just prior to the start of construction in April 1975. Madigan then had oversight of the work until its opening in 1980.

Correspondence, plans, drawings, clippings, brochures and reports. The majority of the correspondence is with, and most reports were prepared for, the National Capital Development Commission. Other correspondents include Sir Garfield Barwick

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were donated to the National Library of Australia by Colin Madigan under the Cultural Gifts Program in five instalments between 1997 and 2003.

Names:

Madigan, Colin

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