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Sydney Opera House: Sydney 1957-73 Jorn Utzon
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Sydney Opera House: Sydney 1957-73 Jorn Utzon Paperback - 1995

by Philip Drew


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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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  • Title Sydney Opera House: Sydney 1957-73 Jorn Utzon
  • Author Philip Drew
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 60
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Phaidon Press, London
  • Date 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780714832975 / 0714832979
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.71 x 11.77 x 0.34 in (29.74 x 29.90 x 0.86 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95217812
  • Dewey Decimal Code 725.822
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by Drew, Philip,Utzon, Jorn,Browell, Anthony

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