Building 113 (The Capitol) (1924 - )

From: 1924
Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20230930223822/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-113
Summary: Building 113, which is also known as Capitol House or simply 'The Capitol', was built between 1921-24. The building was designed by architect Walter Burley Griffin and his wife Marion Mahony, in association with Peck and Kemter (Heritage Council Victoria, 1989). Griffin is well known for being the designer of Canberra (Harrison, 2006). The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University purchased The Capitol in 1999 (RMIT University, [2013]).

Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008. Details

Harrison, Peter, Griffin, Walter Burley (1876-1937), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/griffin-walter-burley-443. Details
Heritage Council Victoria, Capitol House, Victorian Heritage Database, Melbourne, Victoria, 13 December 1989. Also available at https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/818. Details
RMIT University, Capitol Theatre Upgrade, Melbourne, Victoria, [2013]. Also available at https://web.archive.org/web/20131211154457/http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=o6ktjrr1ex291. Details
RMIT University, Celebrating 100 years of architectural and cinematic wonder at The Capitol, Melbourne, Victoria, 26 August 2024. Also available at https://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/our-rmit/news/latest-news/2024/august/capitol-celebrating-100-years. Details
RMIT University, Eliza's journey back to The Capitol, Melbourne, Victoria, 7 October 2024. Also available at https://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/our-rmit/news/latest-news/2024/october/eliza-the-capitol. Details
RMIT University, The Capitol: Celebrating 100 years of imagination, Melbourne, Victoria, 18 November 2024. Also available at https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2024/nov/capitol-100-imagination. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Harrison, Peter, Griffin, Walter Burley (1876-1937), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/griffin-walter-burley-443; Heritage Council Victoria, Capitol House, Victorian Heritage Database, Melbourne, Victoria, 13 December 1989. Also available at https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/818; RMIT University, Capitol Theatre Upgrade, Melbourne, Victoria, [2013]. Also available at https://web.archive.org/web/20131211154457/http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=o6ktjrr1ex291.

Created: 20 December 2021, Last modified: 12 December 2024