Garden of Australian Dreams

National Museum of Australia, Canberra

Project Details

The National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Landscape Architects: Room 4.1.3 Pty Ltd, Sydney/Perth, Australia

Project Team: Vladimir Sitta, Richard Weller, project principals.

Team Members: Elizabeth Burt, Kioshi Furuno, Luca Ginoulhiac, Scott Hawken, Silvia Krizova, Pavol Moravcik, Maren Parry, Daniel Firns, Karl Kullmann.

Architects: Ashton Raggatt McDougall in conjunction with Peck van Hartel Trethowan, Melbourne, Australia

Location: Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT, Australia.

Competition: 1997

Construction: 1998-2001

Budget: External areas total $14.5m,landscape $4.5m

General Contractor: Acton Peninsula Alliance, Canberra ACT, Australia

Landscape Contractor: Urban Contractors Pty Ltd,Canberra ACT, Australia

Size: Approximately 10 ha

The National Museum of Australia (MOA) and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)-presented as a gift to the nation from the Commonwealth Government to commemorate the centenary of Federation - opened in March 2001. The highly visible Acton Peninsula site, previously occupied by Canberra Hospital, provides picturesque views across Lake Burley Griffin to Canberra's hills and ranges and is constrained by its shape, size, access and cultural heritage elements.

After traversing the Museum and edging the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Studies, the Uluru Axis heads towards Black Mountain