Documents relating to the Parliament House project, 1983-1988

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Containers:
Box 52 (MS 10655)
Component identifier:
File 4.1.1.36
Content Summary:

Contents include:

"Report on the Conceptual Basis of the Art Program for New Parliament House" by Mitchell/Giurgola Thorp Architects, 2 September, 1983.

Extracts from a Boyd Weaver's Diary" by Robyn Mountcastle, 21 September, 1986.

"Report: The developed design of the new Parliament House, Parliamentary Paper, No. 388/1986" by the Joint Standing Committee on the New Parliament House, November 1986.

Telephone memorandum with request for a 250-word statement written by Romaldo Giurgola for inclusion in the Program for the Opening of Australia's Parliament, handwritten draft of the statement by Giurgola, and the final program for the Opening of Australia's Parliament House by Her Majesty the Queen 9 May 1988.

"Intergraph and the New Parliament House: the Triumphs and the Tribulations" speech written by unknown author.

Envelope containing early sketches, drawings and Stage 2 competition drawings. Includes originals, and photocopies.

Immediate source of acquisition:
This collection arrived at the National Library in multiple consignments. The first consignment arrived in 2022 and comprises Boxes 1-47. The second consignment arrived in 2023 and comprises Boxes 48-66 and Rolls 1-28. Photographic material was also received with the second consignment; this material has not yet been processed and is not yet reflected in the collection's finding aid.

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Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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