Editing Australian Capital Territory (section)

=== Development throughout 20th century ===
[[Image:Naming of city of canberra capital hill 1913.jpg|thumb|alt=Five people on stone platform, from left: Man with mustache in military dress uniform and bushy tall black hat with chinstrap; man in military uniform with many medals and old fashioned naval officer's hat; man with white hair in suit with long dark coat and white collar; woman in Victorian dress with white hat; man with beard and wild hair in suit. Crowd and flags in background.|The ceremony for the naming of Canberra, 12&nbsp;March 1913. Prime Minister [[Andrew Fisher]] is standing, centre, in dark suit. To his right is the Governor-General, [[Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman|Lord Denman]], and to his left, [[Gertrude Denman, Baroness Denman|Lady Denman]].]]
In 1911, an international competition to design the future capital was held; it was won by the Chicago architect [[Walter Burley Griffin]] in 1912.<ref name=":3" /> The official naming of Canberra occurred on 12 March 1913 and construction began immediately.<ref name=":3" />

After Griffin's departure following difficulty in implementing his project,<ref name="act">{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136&Itemid=171 |title=History of the NCA |date=11 June 2009 |website=National Capital Authority |access-date=26 February 2010}}</ref> the [[Federal Capital Advisory Committee]] was established in 1920 to advise the government of the construction efforts.<ref name=":2" /> The committee had limited success meeting its goals. However, the chairman, [[John Sulman]], was instrumental in applying the ideas of the [[garden city movement]] to Griffin's plan. The committee was replaced in 1925 by the [[Federal Capital Commission]].<ref name=":2" />

In 1930, the ACT Advisory Council was established to advise the minister for territories on the community's concerns. In 1934, the [[Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory]] was established.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=ACT Courts |title=ACT Supreme Court: About the Courts |date=16 December 2019 |url=https://courts.act.gov.au/supreme/about-the-courts |access-date=2020-06-18 |website=courts.act.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

From 1938 to 1957, the [[National Capital Planning and Development Committee]] continued to plan the further expansion of Canberra. However, it did not have executive power, and decisions were made on the development of Canberra without consulting the committee.<ref name=":5" /> During this time, Prime Minister [[Robert Menzies]] regarded the state of the national capital as an embarrassment.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |title=Canberra 1954–1980 |last=Sparke |first=Eric |publisher=Australian Government Publishing Service |year=1988 |isbn=0-644-08060-4 |pages=30,170–180}}</ref>

After World War II, there was a shortage of housing and office space in Canberra.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Canberra 1913–1953 |last=Gibbney |first=Jim |publisher=Australian Government Publishing Service |year=1988 |isbn=0-644-08060-4 |pages=231–237}}</ref> A Senate Select Committee hearing was held in 1954 to address its development requirements. This Committee recommended the creation of a single planning body with executive power. Consequently, the [[National Capital Planning and Development Committee]] was replaced by the [[National Capital Development Commission]] in 1957.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Canberra's Engineering Heritage |last=Andrews |first=W.C. |publisher=Institution of Engineers Australia |year=1990 |isbn=0-85825-496-4 |pages=90}}</ref> The [[National Capital Development Commission]] ended four decades of disputes over the shape and design of [[Lake Burley Griffin]] and construction was completed in 1964 after four years of work. The completion of the centrepiece of Griffin's design finally laid the platform for the development of Griffin's [[Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra|Parliamentary Triangle]].<ref name=":6" />