Client
National Capital Authority
Program
Public gathering space, restaurant and café,
offices and exhibition. Located in the centre of Griffin’s
heritage axis, at the edge of Lake Burley Griffin, Commonwealth
Place negotiates the built set pieces and landscape elements
of this sacred space to provide a gathering space of collection
and openness.
Awards
National Competition Winner
2003 RAIA ACT Urban Design Award
2003 RAIA National Urban Design Award
2003 Planning Institute Australia
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Honourable Mention
Australian Award for Design Excellence
2004 NSW AILA State Award Landscape Architecture
2004 NSW AILA Excellence Award Design in Landscape Architecture
2004 Featured in the Venice Biennale
2004 Featured in the Phaidon Atlas of World Architecture 2004
Commencement
April 2001
Completion
July 2002
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