TY - BOOK AU - Beck,Haig TI - Parliament House Canberra : : a building for the nation SN - 0949284335 PY - 2008/// CY - Sydney : PB - Watermark Press, KW - Parliament House (Canberra, A.C.T.) KW - Public buildings KW - Australian Capital Territory KW - Canberra N1 - Essays -- The Making of Parliament House Haig Beck. -- The Architecture of Parliament House Haig Beck -- The Arts and Crafts of Parliament House Carl Andrew -- The Semiotics of the New Parliament House Ivor Indyk -- Plates -- Architectural Drawings. -- Compositional Rules. -- Symbolic and Practical Paths -- The Spatial Tableau -- The Red-Green Shift -- Lighting the Way -- The Land Axis -- The Forecourt -- The Coat of Arms -- The Great Verandah -- A New Alphabet. -- Public Terraces -- The Foyer -- Marquetry. -- Capital Hill. -- The Basement -- Recreation -- Research -- The Rugs -- The Great Hall -- The Light on the Hill -- Embroidering the Land -- The Great Hall. -- The Members' Hall -- The Flag-Mast -- Landscaping Capital Hill -- The Senate Chamber. Stonework -- The Curved Walls -- The Glazed Links Landscaping -- The House of Representatives -- The President's and Speaker's Courtyards -- The Little Olgas -- The Prime Minister's Suite -- The Executive Wing. -- The Big Picture -- Visions of Australia -- Index. Authors, Photographer -- Credits -- Acknowledgements -- Prime Ministers since Federation -- List of Senators and Members in 1988 ER -