Sydney Opera House
Jørn Utzon
by Philip Drew
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Jorn Utzon's Opera House has a heroic quality; indeed, Utzon referred to it himself 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, necessitating considerable experimentation with pre-cast concrete technology. Disputes with his client led to Utzon's withdrawal from the project, and the Opera House looked for a time as if it might be a white elephant. At last, after a 16-year gestation, it opened in 1973 having already become an Australian national icon.
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Buildings, structures, Sydney Opera House, Criticism and interpretation, Sydney (N.S.W.), Architecture, History, TheatersPeople
Jørn Utzon (1918-)Places
Australia, Sydney (N.S.W.)Times
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 60).
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