Celebrating Marion Mahony Griffin, the woman who helped shape Canberra | ABC News

Walter Burley Griffin's role in the design for Canberra is well known, but the capital wouldn't look the way it does without his wife Marion.
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In 1911, the Australian Government launched a competition for the design of a new capital. Marion's 16 renderings of her husband's plans for Canberra were a vital part of the winning entry, but her name wasn't anywhere to be seen.
The story of Canberra's design is a reflection of a different time, but the National Capital Authority (NCA) is determined to change that.
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