, ,. Scrivener,
appointed to carry out a topographical
survey of the area, was told "to remember that the
federal capital should be a beautiful city,
in a commanding position commanding extensive views,
". and the
has characteristic features appropriate to the development of the
, a worthy object of the model not only for today, but for all time.
The turning point must have been the magnificent artificial Central Lake, reflecting the blue mountains
Mt Ainslie, Red Hill, Black Mountain, Mt
Nice and monumental government
buildings Burley Griffin pictures "rise of
levels".
t- (
Canberra, April 1910, shows the first building used as a Land and Survey Office and
part of the survey camp
Mt
Ainslie to Capital Hill.
The theater centre, Civic Square, commercial and
commercial office complexes, hotels and motels
now gave Canberra the impression of an international national city. Residents needed more housing,
,
shops, schools and leisure areas. ;:"" •
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Governor-General Lord Denman lays the foundation stone of Capital Hill in a historic
ceremony on 12 March 1913. too small to merit their professional attention.
A number of professional bodies, including the Royal Institute of British Architects
also entered the competition when they opposed King O'Mall ey's membership on the
board.