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Sydney Opera House : Building by Jørn Utzon

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Sydney Opera House Building Date: 1973 Architect: Jørn Utzon image supplied by RIAS Utzon worked with Ove Arup on this seminal building. In 1966 Jorn Utzon left Sydney, never to return. He was forced out of the Sydney Opera House project by well-documented political infighting and the cancellation of his contract. Recently Jorn Utzon - with his son Jan and their firm Utzon Architects - recommenced work with the Sydney Opera House Trust on renovations. Sydney Opera House architect - Information on architect Jorn Utzon Thumbnail images - no larger picture, apologies: photo supplied by RIAS Concept Sketch by Jørn Utzon sketch from RIAS Sydney Opera House Refurbishment 2008-11 Jorn Utzon with Richard Johnson, Sydney The Sydney Opera House - LEGO Model image © The LEGO Group Sydney Opera House : LEGO Architecture The Sydney Opera House™, a masterpiece of late-modernist architecture that is admired internationally and treasured by the people of Australia, has had its famous sculpted curves recreated by LEGO® Architecture. Sydney Opera House was created by Jørn Utzon, a young Danish architect who understood the potential provided by the site against the stunning backdrop of Sydney Harbour. The massive concrete sculptural shells that form the Sydney Opera House’s roof appear like billowing sails filled by the sea winds. Utzon envisaged it as a Gothic cathedral that people would never tire of and ‘never be finished with’.

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