ABSTRACT
Historians from future generations may remember our time as a period fraught with contradictions, in which public discourse embraces globalisation while governments are increasingly concerned with strengthening the integrity of their borders, and where sustainable endeavour clashes with the dream of perpetual growth. What is clear, however, is that the elements of our built environment, whether they be a wall marking a perimeter or a tower soaring into the sky, often materialise a political intent. Our architectural tradition is full of eloquent examples, one of which is the reception of neoclassical architecture during the eighteenth century.
