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the Conflicts 1945 to Today Galleries, including the Battle of Kapyong diorama. This scene represents a specific moment and location that took place on 23–24 April 1951. The topography and individuals represented in the diorama are based on research of the area and Australian infantrymen of 3RAR. Other dioramas not on display are stored in the Memorial's storage facility located at the AWM Mitchell Precinct.

  3.2.5 ANZAC Hall

  In 2001 the ANZAC Hall addition, to the rear of the main Memorial building, was completed for the display of the collection's large technology items. The addition was carefully designed by award-winning architectural firm Denton Corker Marshall to sit comfortably within the immediate vicinity of the original building. The large structure is excavated into the rising site so that it sits below the bulk of the main Memorial building and is separated from the building.

  A large blank façade addresses the rear of the main Memorial building, punctuated only by the simple glass link bridge. The structure's curved roof falls away from this blade wall and the main space fans out from it, to provide an open 3,098 square metres of exhibition space and a maximum height of 10 metres. There are few external openings, except for the narrow verticals of the punched

   openings to the raised platform of the outdoor café, on the eastern elevation. With battered walls and a curved turret roof design, the structure evokes a battleship. This is reinforced by the external cladding of deep grey metal panels forming a neutral backdrop to the rich texture of the sandstone facing of the original. Exhibitions in ANZAC Hall make extensive use of 'object theatre', where sound and lighting are used in innovative ways, and the objects themselves become screens to tell stories of Australia's military history. The exhibition consists of four main areas: 'Striking by night', 'Sydney under attack', 'Our first naval victory', and 'Over the Front'.

   ANZAC Hall was built on the site of previous carparking for visitors and staff. As a result, a new carpark was constructed.

   3.2.6 The Administration Building

   This was the first significant additional structure to be added to the AWM in 1988, when the administrative functions were moved into this new, three-level office building, designed by Denton Corker Marshall. The building is designed in a well- mannered Postmodern style, representative of military fortifications. It is a rectangular structure, set back from the main Memorial building. The external stone facing is reminiscent of the sandstone on the original building, as are the punched window openings and the overall horizontality of the massing. Internally, the building is highly finished with recessed lighting, highly polished black marble tiles and a recurring cubic motif that can be