Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01306:reg:91:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01306
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 91 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 190049–193045

one of pleasing design. The remnant plantings and grasses from predevelopment of the site are reminders of the early landscape of the area. The more intimate garden around the residence also retains a pleasant form. Parts of Bruce's original design have been removed and other plantings introduced.

  The avenue trees along Liversidge Street are also a strong landscape feature. This avenue might have been significantly stripped back with the installation of the footpath along Liversidge Street pre-erection of the Annex Building.

  Associational Links (CHL 8)

  The buildings have associational links with notable important figures of the period. Most notably is Professor Sir Colin MacKenzie, the founding director. The Institute was MacKenzie's brainchild and it was his persistence which saw the building realised.

  Sir Neville Howse, Minister for Health and Defence at the time, was instrumental in getting Cabinet approval to construct the building.

  Other strong associational links are with prominent architects of the period. The design architect Walter Hayward Morris designed a number of Canberra buildings in his time with the FCC. The ACT Chapter of The Australian Institute of Architects has named its annual award for interior design after him.

  The architect E M Henderson's signature appears on a number of interior detail and joinery drawings. Henderson was principle architect with the Department of Works.

  Sir John Butters, Chairman of the FCC had a strong influence in developing the 'U' shape plan.

  The Chief Architect of the FCC at the time, J S Murdoch, played a role in controlling development of the early planning and elevation concepts. Murdoch is attributed as the creator of the Federal Capital style of Architecture.

  The original landscape design for the site was prepared by A E Bruce (Director of Parks and Gardens 1926 1936). Unfortunately, substantial areas of this design have been removed and new plantings introduced.

  Indigenous Values (CHL 9)

  There is limited connection to Indigenous tradition but there was a strong connection to Indigenous people by its founder Sir William Colin MacKenzie.

  The building has a link to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities. As the former Australian Institute of Anatomy, the building once held Aboriginal human remains and sacred/secret objects collected from across Australia. In 1984 these collections were transferred to the National Museum of Australia (NMA) under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984. Under consultation and advice from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities the NMA has been actively repatriating these collections.

  4.6     Statement of Significance92

  The NFSA buildings are significant for their original role in housing the Institute of Anatomy. The collection housed became a significant record of Australian fauna and aboriginal life. The Institute also played a role in researching various aspects of