'Putting a fence around it is putting a noose around it': Architects slam Parliament House security upgrade

By Michael Koziol, David Wroe, Tom McIlroy
Updated December 2 2016 - 8:08am, first published December 1 2016 - 8:48pm
A security guard patrols the lawns at Parliament House. Photo: Andrew Meares
A security guard patrols the lawns at Parliament House. Photo: Andrew Meares
The lawns at Parliament House Photo: Andrew Meares
The lawns at Parliament House Photo: Andrew Meares

Australia's most celebrated architect, Glenn Murcutt, has slammed forthcoming changes to Parliament House that will block public access to the building's famed grassy slopes, labelling the security upgrade a knee-jerk reaction.

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