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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 seen as typical of the period in its design, appearing in the balustrades, windows, doors and carpets. The building is planned around a planted internal courtyard.

    CEW Bean Building

   The CEW Bean Building, also designed by Denton Corker Marshall Architects, was completed in March 2006. The design, location and external finishes are compatible with the other AWM buildings. The building comprises a simple masonry flat-roofed block, embedded into the landscape behind a stone embankment. Narrow horizontal openings address the main Memorial building to the west, while the entrance is located on the eastern elevation, obscured from the main public spaces. The building is connected to the main Memorial building by an underground tunnel. Due to the topography, most of the lower storey is below ground level. The building's parapet height aligns with the main mid-

  Figure 3.37 The Administration Building with the main Memorial building shown behind. (Source: Denton Corker Marshall)

  Figure 3.38 The narrow horizontal windows of the CEW Bean Building and concrete linear panel cladding. (Source: Denton Corker Marshall)

 level parapet of the AWM building. It is set back nine metres from the existing road kerb, adjacent to the stone embankment. The building houses paper-based collections, facilities for the photographic laboratories, a workshop and staff facilities. The tunnel allows for the safe movement of collections. Despite this connection, the CEW Bean Building is not considered to form part of the main Memorial building, although the construction of the CEW Bean Building was an essential precursor to Gallery Development Two.

  The Landscape

      The AWM in the Landscape of Central Canberra

 The AWM is located at the northern end of the land axis, the major planning axis which runs from Parliament House on Capital Hill, through Federation Mall and Parkes Place, along Anzac Parade to Mount Ainslie. The AWM has an elevated position at the end of Anzac Parade and is framed by Mount Ainslie in the background. The AWM is part of a larger landscape setting which is structured by the land axis and includes Anzac Parade, as well as the Remembrance Nature Park on the slopes of Mount Ainslie behind the place. The success of the