AUSTRALIAN CENTRE ON CHINA IN THE WORLD AT THE ANU – TAASA Review March 2015

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This article was originally found in the March 2015 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 24).

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Geremie R Barmé T he Australian Centre on China in the World is located at the heart of the campus of The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.

At a crossroads between the humanities and sciences, student accommodation and learning facilities, the building features elements of both Australian and Chinese design.

The Centre reflects aspects of the vernacular architecture of Australia while achieving a sympathetic engagement with the underlying design principles of the national capital as envisioned by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney over a century ago...