Series 01: Records relating to the High Court of Australia and National Gallery of Australia (formerly Australian National Gallery) precinct, Canberra, 1967-2000, undated

MLMSS 8038/Boxes 1-9
MLMSS 8038/Box 10X

series

1967-2000, undated

936830

1.88 metres of textual material (9 boxes and 1 outsize box), some files contain photographs and architectural drawings

This series of records mainly relating to the landscaping of the High Court of Australia and National Gallery of Australia (formerly Australian National Gallery) precinct, Canberra, is described by the following box listing:

BOX 1
OFFICE FILES - STAGE 1
Geology of Central Area of Canberra, ACT by D.E. Gardner, 1969
Report on Foundation Investigation High Court of Australia – Ground Test Pty Ltd, 1974
Geological and Geophysical Investigations of Sites for Major Buildings, Canberra City, Parkes and Campbell, ACT by G.A.M. Henderson & others, 1977
Architectural Brief No. 78/10. HCA & ANG - Landscaping and Associated Works, 1977
A Policy for Landscape & Sculpture, Australian National Gallery – Edwards Madigan Torzillo International Pty Ltd, 1978
Parliamentary Triangle Road Works Site Investigation – Dept. of Construction, 1978
Ground Test – Ground Test Pty Ltd, 1978
Specification – Landscaping Stage 1, 1979
Specification Index, 1979
Bill of Quantities – Landscaping Stage 1 Irrigation Sub-Contracts (2 copies), 1979

BOX 2
OFFICE FILES - STAGE 1
HCA Roof Garden Landscaping Sub-Contract Specifications, 1978
HCA and ANG Landscaping Stage 1 – Hydraulic Services Drainage Specification – Scott & Furphy Engineers Pty Ltd, 1979
HCA and ANG Landscaping Stage 1 Contract Documents, 1979
Bill of Quantities HCA & ANG Landscaping Stage 1 - Irrigation Sub-Contract, 1979
HCA and ANG Landscaping Stage 1 – Irrigation Sub-Contract (2 versions) - Scott & Furphy Engineers Pty Ltd, undated
Parkes Section 29 Service Facility Variation No. 10 Landscaping over ANG Car Park, undated
HCA Roof Garden – correspondence, 1978-80

BOX 3
OFFICE FILES - STAGE 1
HCA/ANG Stage 1 Landscaping – correspondence, 1979-80
Instructions, Variation Requests, Variation Orders, Variation Quotations, 1979-80
Letters, Minutes, Submissions, 1978-80

BOX 4
OFFICE FILES STAGE 2
Site Co-Ordination Meetings, Landscape Site Meetings, Time Extensions, Progress Certificates Clerk of Works Reports, Clerk of Works Memos, 1979-80
Letters from Harry Howard & Associates, 1979-80
Letters from Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs International Pty Ltd, 1979-80
Letters, memos etc. from other consultants, 1979-80
Letters (other than time extension) from Able Landscaping, 1979-80
Letters from National Capital Development Commission, 1979-80

BOX 5
OFFICE FILES STAGE 2
Letters, memos, minutes, 1979-80
Specifications and notes etc., 1980
Parkes Sections 29 & 36 Landscaping Report on Matters raised in National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) letter of 26 Nov. 1980
Parkes Sections 29 & 36 Landscaping Specification (preliminary copy), 1980
Site Investigation for Landscaping ANG - Miller Milston & Ferris Pty Ltd, 1980

BOX 6
OFFICE FILES STAGE 2
Parkes Sections 29 & 36 Landscaping Specified Provisional Bill of Quantities, vols. 1 & 2, 1981
Parkes Sections 29 & 36 Landscaping, Toilet/Attendant Facility Specified Bill of Quantities ANG Site Development and Landscape, 1981
Letters, memos etc. mainly re Parkes Sections 29 & 36, 1981-82
National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) Engineering Brief No. C81/39, 1981
ANG Landscaping Hydraulic Services Specification, undated

BOX 7
OFFICE FILES REGARDING ADDITIONAL WORKS
Technical – soils, climate, model brief, lighting, furniture, signs, plants, parking, 1967-80
Washed Concrete Paving Specification, 1979
Correspondence, memos - HCA Additional Carpark, 1979-80
Specification - HCA Additional Carpark and Approach Road, 1980
Bill of Quantities - HCA Additional Carpark and Approach Road, 1980
Bill of Quantities - HCA Additional Carpark and Approach Road – Revised, 1980
Contract Documents - HCA Additional Carpark and Approach Road, 1980
Specification – Parkes Section 29 Kiosk/Toilet Facility, 1979
HCA/ANG Landscaping – Stage 1 & 2 Street Furniture, 1979
National Library of Australia Stage 1 Extension – Report Final Sketch Plans, 1979
National Library of Australia – correspondence, memos, reports, 1980-81

BOX 8
OFFICE FILES REGARDING ADDITIONAL WORKS
HCA/ANG Landscaping Study 1, Sculpture Gardens. (Early Study by Harry Howard & Associates of Sculpture in the Landscape), undated
ANG Planting Design and Model, 1979-81
ANG Sculpture Garden, 1980-82
Outdoor Sculpture Installation, ANG, 1982?
Plant information sheets (2 folders), undated
Indoor plants. Includes specification, plans correspondence, photographs, 1982-83

BOX 9
OFFICE FILES REGARDING ADDITIONAL WORKS
Parliamentary Zone Development Plan – National Capital Development Commission (NCDC), 1982
HCA/ANG Maintenance Manual – prepared by Harry Howard & Associates, 1982
ANG Garden Maintenance, 1983-99
ANG Amphitheatre, 1983-84
Australian National Gallery, brochure, undated
Parliamentary Study, 1984
Parliamentary Zone Landscape Management and Maintenance Study – SF Landscape Consultants Pty Ltd, 1992
Parliamentary Zone Review Outcomes – National Capital Authority, 2000

BOX 10X
REPORTS, SKETCH PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
HCA – Stage 1 Preliminary Sketch Plans, 1978
HCA – Stage 1 Final Sketch Plans, 1978
NGA – Stage 2 Preliminary Sketch Plans, undated
Landscaping of the High Court of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia Sculpture Gardens from Concept to Realisation – Harry Howard & Barbara Buchanan, 1979-99
Australian National Gallery Sculpture Garden - Water Elements. A Descriptive Brief for the Floating Sculpture Pool and Water Link - Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs International (Sketches by Roger Vidler), 1981
ANG Indoor Planting and Preliminary Plant List of Indoor Plants Suitable for the ANG - Harry Howard and Associates, 1982
ANG Planting details, undated
NGA Stage 2, Furniture Study (see Roger Vidler sketches for furniture design as constructed), undated