Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868:reg:6:p26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 26/86)
Character Range: 89225–94561

Anzac Hall and the current Parliament House. Accordingly, the Old Parliament House makes a major contribution as a viewpoint towards the Australian War Memorial which, together with the reverse view, are some of the most important views in the planned city.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Its landmark status was recognised and enhanced by the design and siting of Australian Parliament House which integrated the building as part of the terminal feature of the North South vista along the Land Axis.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The success of the building in fulfilling this landmark role is due in part to its stark white colour and symmetry, its privileged siting on the Land Axis and the open
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              landscaping between the building and the lake. The role of the Old Parliament House

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          as a national icon is reinforced by its central location in the nation's capital.
Criterion F: Creative or technical achievement

Old Parliament House is a significant landmark in Canberra. It is a major component of Walter Burley Griffin's designed landscape of the Parliamentary Triangle which was designed to hold the principal components of parliamentary government. In particular, the Griffin design sought to demonstrate the strict separation of the legislative, executive and judicial components of government and the hierarchical relationship between them. Old Parliament House demonstrates a high degree of achievement in combining built features into a designed landscape to achieve an aesthetic purpose.   Old Parliament House also represents a significant creative achievement. Intended as a provisional structure but occupying such a prominent location, it was deliberately designed as a plain yet dignified structure so that it possessed appropriate aesthetic and formal qualities for its location, but not to such an extent that it would enhance the possibility of the building becoming a permanent fixture in the landscape.
Erected at the base of the former Camp Hill on the main Land Axis, Old Parliament House symbolised the primacy of Parliament (or the legislature) over the executive arm of government. In this way the building contributed to the planned democracy symbolism of the Parliamentary Triangle now fulfilled with the construction of Parliament House on Capital Hill. This new Parliament House upholds Griffin's design intention and embraces the Old Parliament House as an integral feature of the Land Axis vista.
The success of Old Parliament House as a landmark is also due in part to its modest scale and aesthetic qualities, and the open landscaping and gardens between the building and the lake. Intended as a provisional structure, Old Parliament House was deliberately designed as a simple yet dignified building possessing appropriate exterior aesthetic and formal qualities for its use and location.