#179/Canberra's Parliament House: Architect Hal Guida + Secret City's Felicity Abbott

USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love

English - January 18, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
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In 1978, Australia decided to replace their old Congress, or Parliament House, in the capitol of Canberra. The competition drew 329 entries from 29 countries. The winner was a Modernist design from the Philadelphia firm of Mitchell/Giurgola. Today we meet project architect Hal Guida, plus Felicity Abbott, the production designer for Secret City, a Australian TV political thriller starring Anna Torv filmed extensively at Parliament House.