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Journal Article

Author
Rodan, James William
Title
Planning of Federal Capitals
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 11, no. 3, Mar 1939, pp. 107-114
Description

This paper, No.639, which originated in the Canberra Division of The Institution, was presented before the Division on 8th December, 1937.

The author, James William Rodan, BCE AMIEAust, is Assistant Engineer, Roads and Bridges, Department of Works, Canberra, A.C.T.

Abstract

In this paper, the choice, planning, and development of the sites of three cities, Washington, Ottawa, and Canberra, which are now the capitals of Federal Governments, are considered and comparisons are made; two main features are touched upon, (I) planning of the lay-out of the main functional buildings of a capital, that is, the Governmental group, and (II) access thereto.
The application and bearing of the experience of other cities in the case of Canberra, modem trends in town planning, and the role of the engineer in town planning are the subjects of the concluding remarks.

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