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AILA: Margaret Hendry FAILA Today, as the viewer travels both inside and outside the Triangle, the buildings and their setting, especially the surrounding hills, appear to regroup, so that the scene is always changing to a series of asymetrical compositions. For example, Griffin made the landscape a dominant element in the overall composition of Canberra, and in particular the Parliamentary Triangle, but he did not fully exploit the importance of the relationship between the massing of the buildings and the trees to form an integrated composition. This is particularly important as the planting of both avenues on the boundary of the apex of the Triangle consists of deciduous trees. www.aila.org.au /HENDRY/city-centre.htm   (3588 words)

Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The apices of the triangle are Parliament House, the seat of government; the Defence Head Quarters at Russell; and City Hill, representing the civilian part of Canberra. The southern shore of the lake bi-sects the Parliamentary Triangle forming a smaller triangle known as the Parliamentary Zone. Other buildings significant to the design and symmetry of the triangle are the High Court and the National Gallery, located near the lake, forward of Old Parliament house and to the east, and the National Library and the National Science and Technology Centre (or Questacon) located forward of Old Parliament House and to the west. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliamentary_Triangle   (710 words)

Magna Carta - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography The myth of Magna Carta was still continuing into the Eighteenth Century; in 1700 Samuel Johnson talked of Magna Carta being “born with a grey beard” referring to the belief that the liberties set out in The Charter harked back to the Golden Age and the time immemorial. Arguments for Parliamentary sovereignty were not new, however even the proponents would not have expected Parliament to be as powerful as it is today. The doctrine of parliamentary supremacy if not parliamentary sovereignty had all but emerged by the regency; William Blackstone argued strongly for sovereignty in his Commentaries on the English Law in 1765. www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Magna_Carta   (8229 words)

KBDA · 1998-079 · Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects · Parliament House, Canberra The siting of the building on Capital Hill at the apex of Griffin’s 1912 Plan for Canberra’s centre and the Parliamentary Triangle inherently required close consideration of the surrounding landscape and urban environment within the design process. The architect has balanced the housing and display of parliamentary activities, designed to permit large numbers of visitors to witness the workings of Australian democracy without compromising the building’s security. The siting of the building is sensitive to the surrounding landscape and urban environment, and respects the radial avenues established by the Griffin Plan as the primary axes of the city and unifies the distinct urban areas of Canberra. www.mwkdesign.com /kbda-archive/1998-079/98079.htm   (585 words)

National Trust (ACT) - National Library of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) The large rectangular building sits on a podium on the western side of the triangle near the edge of Lake Burley Griffin. It features prominently in views of the Triangle from the Commonwealth Avenue approach and in views from the northern shore of the Lake. The National Library is a strong visual element of the cultural landscape of the Parliamentary Triangle. www.act.nationaltrust.org.au /places/nla.html   (974 words)

Parliamentary Democracy (0312227795) VON BEYME - Palgrave Macmillan This comprehensive study of parliamentary regimes since 1789 covers the road to the parliamentarization of former constitutional monarchies and the creation of parliamentary regimes by exercising the constitution-making power of the people. What has been called "democratization" in most literature was until 1918 mostly "parliamentarization." Democratization of the regimes frequently caused destabilization of the parliamentary regimes by new parties and extremist movements entering the political arena. Parliamentary Government--The Rise of a Concept * Parliamentarization of Representative Governments * Organizational Basis of Parliamentary Sovereignty * Functions of Parliaments * The Role of the Head of the State in Relation to Parliament and Government * The Government and Parliamentary Majority www.palgrave-usa.com /catalog/product.aspx?isbn=0312227795   (596 words)

White Australia: RACIST AND "RIGHT"-wing : Melbourne Indymedia The place where the embassy is located, the Parliamentary Triangle, is a symbolic showcase. We place these structures so prominently in the Parliamentary Triangle because we believe the values and practices they embody to be fundamental to our own good government. By insisting that the embassy presence in the Parliamentary Triangle be made whiter and more inert, Jim Lloyd robs the nation of a reminder that his government and we as a people must do better. melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2005/02/87959.php   (955 words)

Aboriginal Tent Embassy: Icon or Eyesore? (Chronology 3 1999-2000) This chronology documents events in the history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, events which, apart from publicity surrounding its erection and removal in 1972, have been poorly chronicled.(1) It aims to provide an overview of Aboriginal political protest within the Parliamentary triangle and Government reaction to such protest. During a Parliamentary recess the amended Trespass on Commonwealth Lands Ordinance was gazetted. Parliamentary Secretary to Cabinet, Senator Bill Heffernan, negotiated return of 211 spears in return for removal of protest back to Old Parliament House and a promise that Reconciliation Minister Philip Ruddock would meet with Aboriginal Tent Embassy members. www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/chron/1999-2000/2000chr03.htm   (6261 words)

GINA | GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AGENCY | GUYANA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) Parliamentary sittings are set to resume on Match 15, 2004, with the approaching constitutional deadline for national budget presentation. In response to the possible setting up of a special parliamentary committee to discuss the prevailing death squad allegations levelled against Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj, Dr. Luncheon said the likelihood is small. However, he explained that matters set out on the agenda for sittings follow a procedure, and unless an approach is taken to allow for the issue to be adopted, and captured as part of the meetings, issues are not randomly addressed. www.gina.gov.gy /archive/daily/b040305.html   (2259 words)

National Trust (ACT)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) In conformity with the traditional colours of the House of Lords and the House of Commons at Westminster, London, the carpet and upholstery in the Senate are red and those in the House of Representatives are green. The Speaker's Chair in the House of Representatives is a replica of the original one in the House of Commons, and was presented to the House of Representatives in 1926 by the United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The more important Parliamentary matches were played on Manuka Oval where the risk of hitting a car or person was greatly reduced. www.act.nationaltrust.org.au /places/oph.html   (2244 words)

Canberra's Parliamentary Zone is the political centre of the nation. Canberra's Parliamentary Zone is the political centre of the nation. The precinct from Capital Hill to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin is known as the Parliamentary Triangle. Within Old Parliament House, the two parliamentary chambers are the highlight, but there are dozens of rooms and offices with original furniture and fittings that evoke a bygone era. www.thisweekinaustralia.com /canberra-parlimentary-zone.php   (960 words)

Indian election results bring in new government - Ed-Op As most of you probably heard through some source or the other, the Indian parliamentary elections happened over the last month with extremely surprising results. Elections in India have far reaching consequences, and it would be foolish to think that what happens in India does not affect America. India is a parliamentary democracy, meaning that during every general election, people vote for a particular candidate as a Member of Parliament from their constituency. www.thetriangle.org /news/2004/05/21/EdOp/Indian.Election.Results.Bring.In.New.Government-682481.shtml   (543 words)

Accommodation - Canberra It is conveniently located close to the major attractions of the Parliamentary triangle and two of Canberra's most exclusive villages, Manuka and Kingston. The Pinnacle Apartment Hotel is centrally located within the Parlimentary triangle, in one of Canberra's oldest and most pituresque suburbs, Kingston. Located as it is in the Barton business district and close to the Parliamentary Triangle, The Brassey has conference packages designed to suit all requirements. www.worldtourism.com.au /ACT/accom.htm   (1145 words)

Old Parliament House and Curtilage Occupying just 2.5 hectares, it sits in the cultural landscape known as the "Parliamentary Triangle" reflecting the design for Canberra by Walter Burley Griffin, in which Kurrajong Hill - now Capital Hill -was the focal point. Lying astride the Land Axis, Griffin's Government Group of buildings occupied one corner of the triangle formed by Commonwealth and King's Avenues and the central basin of his ornamental lake. The apex of the triangle rested on the Hill. www.deh.gov.au /heritage/national/sites/old-parliament.html   (702 words)

Bridges - Commonwealth Avenue Bridge over Lake Burley Griffin - Pascal Vuylsteker - 174/187 - World Wide Panorama Along with the Kings Avenue Bridge, and the Constitution Avenue, they form the parliamentary equilateral triangle, the heart of Canberra, according to the towns' architect Burley Griffin. The Australian-American Memorial (the true corner of the triangle is the aligned roundabout nearby). Eventually, the angle bisector of that triangle brings you from the Parliament House to the Australian War Memorial. geoimages.berkeley.edu /wwp904/html/PascalVuylsteker.html   (177 words)

AA - CROSSING THE MOLONGO - January/February 2005 There is an adage, that when architects start practice after graduation the first job is usually kitchen cupboards for a mother or new wife — but Rube, I never expected to be in a dining room of this magnificence. My firm Edwards Madigan Torzillo and Briggs was lucky to take part in the creation of this precinct, located in our young nation’s still-developing Parliamentary Triangle. The Triangle is, after all, the most important piece of land in the country. www.archmedia.com.au /aa/aaissue.php?issueid=200501&article=14&typeon=3   (1400 words)

[No title] I am honored to be asked to talk tonight in the High Court of Australia and to view the National Architectural Awards in the National Gallery. Both the National Gallery and the High Court, monuments historique, if you like, both now heritage listed, are remnants of the abandoned grand plan for this Parliamentary Place and we must look to their proper settings. The Triangle is after all the most important piece of land in the country, now as the old dreams recede into the middle distance they become more potent and more relevant to the problem at hand. www.architecture.com.au /i-cms_file?page=5658/RAIA_Colin_Madigan_Speech.doc   (1228 words)

High Court of Australia - About the Court - The High Court Building It is situated on 3.4 hectares (8.4 acres) of land in the Parliamentary Triangle, on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin between the National Science and Technology Centre and the National Gallery of Australia. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Edwards Madigan Torzillo and Briggs Pty Ltd, who were the winners of a national architectural competition held in 1972 and 1973. The National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) was authorised to initiate design studies for the building at a lakeside site within the Parliamentary Triangle. www.hcourt.gov.au /about_04.html   (1754 words)

National Gallery of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This Committee decided that the Government should collect portraits of Australian Governors-General, Parliamentary leaders and the principal "fathers" of Federation to be painted by Australian artists. The design of the building was complcated by the difficulty in finalising its location, which was affected by the layout of the Parliamentary Triangle. The geometry of the building is based on a triangle, most obviously manifested for visitors in the coffered ceiling grids and tiles of the principal floor. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Gallery_of_Australia   (2830 words)

Travel Canberra However, most politicians go home at the weekend, and Canberra has grown from a Federation baby into an adult city, so any visitor who steps outside of the Parliamentary Triangle will soon find a whole new side to the nation’s capital. Anyone who's bothered to spend a bit of time here is bound to have a soft spot for the place. These include the National Gallery, Parliament House and the Parliamentary Triangle. www.loans-quote.biz /travel/travel-canberra.html   (195 words)

Welcome to ISRC 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) The National Science and Technology Centre and the Australian War Memorial Museum that are all grouped within the parliamentary triangle in walking distance of each other. A special treat is the outdoor restaurant in the Gallery sculpture garden, where you can experience the "mist " sculpture wafting through the trees during lunchtime. The Parliamentary Triangle alone is a full day's entertainment of interest to everyone. www.tourhosts.com.au /isrc2003/act.html   (183 words)

In defence of the tent embassy - Opinion - www.theage.com.au Established in 1972, the embassy became a permanent presence in the parliamentary triangle in 1992. Home to a disparate and shifting population, the fires and camps and tents of the embassy occupy the space in front of the Old Parliament House. Inside its confines are to be found the qualities and features of our national life that we consider important. www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/08/15/1092508262237.html   (785 words)

Australia - New South Wales : Canberra With its multitude of parks and gardens, the national capital is particularly beautiful in spring and autumn. Canberra's major monuments, key attractions and national building are all situated within Parliamentary Triangle around Lake Burley Griffin. Exploring the entire Parliamentary Triangle may take one or two days, it will be better to tackle them in two parts, taking first the north and then south of the lake. www.marimari.com /content/australia/popular_places/new_south_wales/canberra/main.html   (461 words)

Liberals move to divide Aboriginal Community to abolish the Aboriginal Tent Embassy : Melbourne Indymedia This is not appropriate for the Parliamentary Triangle". But what could be more appropriate then a constant vigil that for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia the reconciliation process has not brought peace from the genocidal war which started when Captain Cook illegally claimed Australia to be Commonwealth Land. If the Aboriginal Tent Embassy may not attractive enough for the parliamentary triangle perhaps though it is a constant reminder to politicans and senior bureaucrats in Canberra of the living conditions of Aboriginal people everywhere. www.melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2005/02/87913.php   (739 words)

[No title] The design for the Centre for Dialogue was conceived with respect to the feeling of absence within the current urban condition within the Parliamentary Triangle, and the revitalisation of the Triangle as “A Place for the People” as part of the National Capital Plan. Specifically, the site presents an opportunity to revitalise the streetscape along Commonwealth Avenue, adjacent to the Parliamentary Triangle. The initial architectural concept involved the elevation of built form (formal dialogue space) above the ground plane, expressing a detachment from existing patterns of human interaction. architecture.com.au /student_gallery?option=viewportfolio&folioid=27   (296 words)

$200 Million National Clean-Up Bill Media Release 4 september 1996 WA Senator Ian Campbell said today that graffiti was costing Australians an estimated $200 million dollars per annum. Senator Campbell, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment was speaking at the First National Conference on Graffiti Control in Perth today. Senator Campbell said that it was a sobering thought that it cost more to remove graffiti from within the Parliamentary Triangle than the estimated cost of damages and the looting which occurred during the recent violent protest outside Parliament House. www.deh.gov.au /minister/ps/96/ca4sep.html   (439 words)

Welcome to Canberra, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) Step outside the Parliamentary Triangle and you'll soon find it isn't true - most of the politicians go home every weekend, and a great many of the bureaucrats have lost their jobs in years of public service cutbacks. Carefully planned, Canberra's suburbs are separated by swathes of native bushland, while its main tourist attractions - the National Gallery, Parliament House and other inhabitants of the Parliamentary Triangle - are set around a pleasant artificial lake encircled by bike tracks. If you're enamoured of the bush and lungfuls of fresh air, but don't want to be too far from a decent café latté, you'll be in heaven in the national capital. www.angelfire.com /dc2/carol/Canberra.html   (253 words)

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