Edmund Barton Building

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The Edmund Barton Building is a prominent government office complex in Canberra, Australia, named after the country’s first Prime Minister and housing key federal agencies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office complex
office building
architect Harry Seidler NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Brutalist architecture NERFINISHED
completedInDecade 1970s
continent Australia
country Australia
designedInDecade 1960s
floorCount 10
geographicRegion Oceania NERFINISHED
hasAtrium yes
hasBasement yes
hasCafeteria yes
hasCourtyard yes
hasElevator yes
hasFireSafetySystems yes
hasFunction administrative centre
government offices
hasHVACSystem yes
hasOfficeSpace yes
hasParkingFacility yes
hasPostalAddress Barton, ACT, Australia NERFINISHED
hasRenovation yes
hasSecurityScreening yes
hasStructuralSystem concrete frame
hasUseType commercial
institutional
hasYearOfCompletion 1974
heritageDesignation Commonwealth Heritage place
heritageStatus listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List
inception 1974
isPubliclyAccessible partially
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra
locatedInDistrict Barton NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lake Burley Griffin NERFINISHED
Parliament House, Canberra NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Australian Government NERFINISHED
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter Edmund Barton NERFINISHED
namedForRoleOfNamesake first Prime Minister of Australia
occupant Australian Government agencies
federal public servants
owner Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
partOf Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra NERFINISHED
usedFor administration of federal programs
policy development

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Australian Federal Police headquartersBuilding Edmund Barton Building