Canberra – the Griffin vision in the 21st century

(Audio, Colour, 215Mb, 8.45min)
Authors Rosemarie Willett, Bob McKillop, James Weirick; Narrator Gerard McGuire; Music Clarinet sonata in F minor composed by Miriam Page (1949) performed by Nigel Westlake, David Bollard, Tall Poppies Records; Film editor Madeleine Hetherton; Planner and landscape architect Walter Burley Griffin, 1911; Delineator and illustrator Marion Mahony Griffin, 1911; Images – Griffin 1911, Australia’s National Capital Competition drawings, National Archives of Australia NAA:A710_38 to NAA:A710_50_002; Coordinator graphic designer Adrienne Kabos; Administration Kerry McKillop.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2012

The Griffins’ Canberra 100 Years – bus tour

(Audio, Colour, 15.13 min)
The Canberra that the Griffins planned is not fully realised. In 2013, the centenary year of Australia’s national capital, Professor James Weirick gives a guided tour to explain. Organised by the Walter Burley Griffin Society, proudly supported by an Australian Government Your Community Heritage Grant.
Cinematography Rob Nugent; Film editor Jeremy Martens; Producer Madeleine Hetherton; Coordinator Adrienne Kabos; Music Clarinet sonata in F minor composed by Miriam Page (1949) performed by Nigel Westlake, David Bollard, Tall Poppies Records; Planner and landscape architect Walter Burley Griffin, 1911; Delineator and illustrator Marion Mahony Griffin, 1911; Images – Griffin 1911, Australia’s National Capital Competition drawings, National Archives of Australia NAA:A710_38 to NAA:A710_50
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2013

The Griffins’ Canberra 100 Years symposium

Organised by the Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. Proudly supported by an Australian Government Your Community Heritage Grant

Part 1 – From small town to national capital – Walter Burley Griffin’s ideas about architecture, landscape, and planning 1901 to 1913

(Audio, Colour, 56.45 min)
Presenter Professor Emeritus Paul Kruty, University of Illinois reveals the fascinating early years of Griffin’s career; Introduced by architect and town planner John McInerney; Production OneVision Pty Ltd.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2013

Part 2 – The Griffins in Australia

(Audio, Colour, 52.50 min)
Presenter Professor James Weirick, University of New South Wales reveals the progressive ideas, and the extensive and fascinating work of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin in Australia; Production OneVision Pty Ltd.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2013

Part 3 – A Canberra Conversation

(Audio, Colour, 40.15 min)
The realisation and implementation of the Griffins’ plan for Canberra is related in a paper by Professor Dr Karl F.Fischer and discussed by Professor James Weirick, University of New South Wales, Professor Emeritus Paul Kruty, University of Illinois, and architect and urban planner John McInerney.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2013

Beautiful Middle Harbour

(Silent, B/W, 4.4Mb, 3:59 min)
1920s promotional film produced by the Greater Sydney Development Association Limited.
Edited extract from 16mm film © Willoughby City Library

Castlecrag Walkways and Reserves

(Audio, Colour, 7.3Mb, 4:30 min)
Cinematographer Madeleine Hetherton, Editor Vanessa Milton, 2006.
Footage of Fishwick House interior and the voice-over of Professor James Weirick are courtesy Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2006

The Griffins’ Castlecrag in 2018 – a bird’s eye view

Castlecrag designed by the Griffins in the 1920s viewed from a drone in 2018. See a bird’s eye view of the architecture and urban planning that Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin designed for this Middle Harbour peninsula in Sydney, Australia. Video produced by the Walter Burley Griffin Society www.griffinsociety.org

Cheong House

(Silent, Colour, 2.9Mb, 1:57 min)
Cinematographer George Evatt, Director Sophie Jackson, Editor Vanessa Milton, 1997.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2006

Rediscovering the Griffins’ Castlecrag: The people and places in the 1930s and 1940s

(Audio, Colour, 1 hr 39 mins)
Panel of early Caslecrag residents reminisce and discuss growing up in Castlecrag. Panel members (R to L): Ivor Morton, Deirdre Morton, Beatrice Yell, Barry Duncan, Gilda Baracchi, Renate Watkinson, Cherilyn Herbert, Roger Parkes. Videographer and webvideo editor Vincent Power
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2016

Griffin Talks: Melson House + Marion Mahony Griffin

(Audio, Colour, 1 hr 9 mins)
The Melson House Revealed: An Owner’s Perspective details the history of this highly significant house designed by Griffin and built in Mason City, USA in 1912. Speaker American art historian and author Peggy Bang. The second talk Castlecrag and Community: Marion Mahony Griffin at Castlecrag describes Mahony Griffin’s idealism, passion and drive for creating an ideal suburb at Castlecrag. Speaker senior journalist and author Glenda Korporaal. Introduced by John McInerney.

Videographer Jacob Hogarth, webvideo editor Vincent Power
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2016

Marion Mahony Griffin Lecture 2013

(Audio, Colour, 62.19 min)
Talk titled ‘The Magic of Australia’ given by Caroline Pidcock, architect and Chair of the Living Future Institute Australia, 15 August 2013. Presented by the Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. Centenary of Canberra – Big Issues Big Talk webcast.

Walter Burley Griffin & Marion Mahony Griffin Festival 1995

(Audio, Colour, 37.12 min)
Festival launch by Willoughby City Mayor Cr John Squire, special guest David Marr and WBGS President Adrienne Kabos; opening of Max Dupain photo exhibition by David Moore; parade with the giant Griffin puppets and Willoughby Brass Band; talk at Haven Amphitheatre by Professor James Weirick.

Film recording Alex Ground, digitisation Holly Craig, Photographs Akky Van Ogtrop and John Kabos, video editing Robin Boyd Foundation.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2022

Marion Mahony’s Castlecrag

(Audio, Colour, 48.36 min)
Talk in 2020 by Sydney writer and author Glenda Korporaal AOM. The energetic and idealistic Marion played a pivotal role in getting the Castlecrag project off the ground and in creating a vibrant thriving community which still shapes Castlecrag’s character today.

Video editing Josephine de Monchaux, video support Robin Boyd Foundation.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2020

Marion Mahony Griffin Lecture 2021

(Audio, Colour, 70.14 min)
Talk by curator and author Dr Anne Watson titled “What made Marion’s hair stand on end?” on 14 February 2021 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Marion Mahony’s birth. Held at the Museum of Sydney during the Paradise on Earth exhibition which was curated by Dr Watson.

Powerpoint presentation Dr Anne Watson, sound recording Sydney Living Museums, video support Robin Boyd Foundation.
© Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. 2021

City of dreams: the collaboration of Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin.

Gaby Mason (producer), Belinda Mason (director). Film Australia for ABC TV, Sydney, Australia, 2001. 55 minutes. Available for purchase at
http://shop.nfsa.gov.au/city-of-dreams

Walter Burley Griffin in his own right.

Davis, Alison (producer), WILL-TV, USA, 1998. 56 minutes. Available for purchase at
www.pbs.org/wbgriffin/shop.htm

Beyond Architecture: Marion Mahony Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin, America, Australia, India.

Kathleen Phillips (producer).  Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia, 1998. Only available for inter-library loan (not purchase) from the Powerhouse Museum Research Library, Sydney, Australia at
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/library/library_inter_loans.asp