Building 113 (The Capitol) (1924 - )

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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]).

Published Resources

Books

  • 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

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Online Resources

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; Capitol House, Victorian Heritage Database, 13 December 1989, 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