Sydney Opera House: Jorn Utzon
By: Drew, Philip
Series: Architecture in detailPublisher: Phaidon, 1995001: 1548ISBN: 0714832979Subject(s): Architecture - Australia | OperaDDC classification: 725.822 DRE
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 725.822 DRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 043812 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
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