Capital Designs: Australia House and Visions of an Imperial London

by Eileen Chanin

Founded as a sovereign Commonwealth in 1901, a dominion in the British Empire, Australia set out immediately to present itself to the world as a nation with a great future. This book relates the untold story of how Australia's first diplomatic mission was conceived, designed and built. Its international showcase was to be Australia House, a splendid purpose-built building at the Aldwych in the very heart of London, the Imperial capital, and of world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925984230
• ISBN13: 9781925984231
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Arden
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"