Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin, Architects of Anthroposophy

Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937) and Marion Mahoney Griffin (1871-1961) submitted the winning plan for the design of Australia's new capital-to-be, Canberra. Marion's unpublished manuscript reveals the intensity with which she and Walter embraced the thoughts of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) and anthroposophy. The Griffins moved from to Melbourne to Sydney in 1924 and it was there that they were introduced to the thoughts of Rudolf Steiner; they were ideas that would shape their thinking from that time onwards.