Sydney Opera House : Jørn Utzon
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Sydney Opera House : Jørn Utzon
（Architecture in detail）
Phaidon, 1995
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Sydney Opera House Sydney, Australia, 1957-73 architect: Jørn Utzon
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Photography: Anthony Browell
Drawings: Lindy Atkin
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Jorn Utzon referred to his Opera House as a kind of "cathedral", analogous to a Gothic church in the way that light and movement play across its public spaces. Its complex shell-like roof structures echo Gothic arches in section, but the building breaks with all precedent in its three-dimensional form. Finding a practical solution to the construction of these roofs occupied the architect and the engineer Ove Arup for many years and necessitated considerable experimentation with pre-cast concrete technology. Disputes with his client led to Utzon's resignation and the Opera House looked for a time as if it might be a white elephant. This book looks at the building that since its opening in 1973, after a 16-year gestation, has already become an Australian national icon.
Table of Contents
- Introductory essay
- photographs section
- drawings section
- chronology and statistics of the building.
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