I think it is a crucial aspect of the design to ensure that it instills a sense of pride within the area, a sense of identity as a structure of parliament, and to position the architecture as an icon.
The reading "The Architecture of Parliament House" outlines a variety of way in which parliament in Australia is seen as an icon, the three most prominent being "the flag, the hill and the wall".
"The idea 'Australia' is distilled in three quintessential signs: the flag, emblem of the nationhood; the hill, embodiment of place; and the wall, mark of human inhabitation. These abstract yet highly representational signs prompt individual feelings about patriotism, place and people". (Page 20).
Could these three ideas, or elements, be used in our design to create a sense of identity and presence?
I definitely think these ideas could be integrated in, in some form of abstract of figurative sense. These three elements are associated so strongly with parliament ("Yet the drive over the lake and up the sides of the Parliamentary Triangle discloses a paradox; there is no building - just a flag, a hill, and a wall"), they are already associated with a certain use and meaning.
The flag, the hill and the wall.
Just a side note; isn't it interesting how the hill was designed as a space for the public to enjoy, yet we are no longer allowed due to security reasons? How is parliament house a place for the people?
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