Title The secret plan of Canberra / Peter R. Proudfoot

Published Kensington, N.S.W. : University of NSW Press, 1994

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Description vi, 120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Cosmological symbolism and the design of Canberra -- 3. A geomantic model: axial and linear constructions as representations of the divine and the cosmos -- 4. Ancient paradigms: the influence of the hellenistic city model and Chinese feng shui -- 5. The symbolism of the crystal in the architecture and geometry of the plan -- 6. The dominance of the Garden City and the 'picturesque': geomancy subsumed -- 7. The new Parliament House: the response to geomancy Analysis City planning Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) Canberra Cities and towns Cosmology Design Emblems Griffin, Marion Mahony Griffin, Walter Burley History Marion Mahony Griffin Parliament House Symbols Walter Burley Griffin Notes CIP confirmed Bibliography Includes bibliographies and index Notes Also issued online Subject Cities and towns, Ancient. City planning -- Australia -- Canberra (A.C.T.) City planning -- Australia -- Canberra (A.C.T.) -- History. City planning -- Australia -- Australian Capital Territory -- History. City planning -- Australia -- Australian Capital Territory. Landscape architecture -- Australia -- Canberra (A.C.T.) -- History. Landscape architecture -- Australia -- Australian Capital Territory -- History. Landscape architecture -- Australia -- Australian Capital Territory. LC no. 94204029 ISBN 0868400300

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