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the building is demonstrative of key aspects of the Federal Capital Architecture, it is not an intact example.  There is also very limited internal evidence of original/early (pre-1950s) fabric/attributes.
        * It would be appropriate to place greater weight on the contribution of West Block to the planned landscape of Parliamentary Zone.  That is to say, West Block was planned with its own landscape setting, which was connected to a broader landscape setting for the Parliamentary Zone through common plantings and circulation networks.

3.6                    Attributes related to significance
Table 5 identifies attributes and features that relate to the heritage values described in the 'Assessment against Commonwealth Heritage criteria' (Section 3.4) and the gazetted Statement of Significance.
Table 5 Summary of heritage values and related attributes
Commonwealth Heritage List criteria                                                                                                                                                                        Attributes
(a) the place has significant heritage value because of the place's importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia's natural or cultural history                                                       External fabric dating to the period 1926-48 (i.e. the building's external envelope in its evolved form)
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Original/early (pre-1950s) internal features and fabric specifically: the north-south axis that connects the four blocks on each level; the two staircases in B Block; timber ceiling panels where extant in A, B and C Blocks; and timber structural framing on levels 1 and 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                           The planned relationship (operational, stylistic and planned) between West Block and the other components of the Parliament House Secretariat group (East Block and the Provisional Parliament House)
                                                                                                                                                                                                           All of the original form and fabric of the Dugout
(d) the place has significant heritage value because of the place's importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of:                                                                          External fabric dating to the period 1926-48
 (1) a class of Australia's natural or cultural places; or
 (2) a class of Australia's natural or cultural environments;
(e) the place has significant heritage value because of the place's importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics valued by a community or cultural group                                  The external presentation of West Block and its landscaped setting within the context of the Parliamentary Triangle
(f) the place has significant heritage value because of the place's importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period                                  West Block as a component of the planned Parliamentary Triangle landscape (generally), and the other components of the Parliament House Secretariat group (specifically).  The arrangement is distinguished by symmetrical planning on the Parliament House Vista (Land Axis) and a consistency of architectural form.
(h) the place has significant heritage value because of the place's special association with the life or works of a person, or group of persons, of importance in Australia's natural or cultural history  West Block and its setting

4.0                    OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
The following establishes a framework