Yes I was rather taken by some of the things you’ve said about Canberra, which makes me have a little soft spot for it. DC seems almost the black sheep of this family because it really does seem to have a lot of personality, especially beyond the core, but the “capital” looks interesting enough too with all its faux Greek stuff.
The Equitorial Guinea example is one which, I have to confess, I’d not really looked into. I love the idea of a capital being on an island. Maybe there’s actually a “before and after” dimension to this: comparing the new places to the old capitals they replaced.
Thanks for the encouragement too, though I really don’t see any hope for this. It’s actually among my least favourite concepts in the series, love it though I do.