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Jørn Oberg Utzon AC ( Danish: [ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn ˈutsʌn]; 9 April 1918 – 29 November 2008) [1] was a Danish architect. In 1957, he won an international design competition for his design of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Utzon's revised design, which he completed in 1961, was the basis for the landmark, although it was not completed until ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Jørn Utzon (born April 9, 1918, Copenhagen, Denmark—died November 29, 2008, Copenhagen) was a Danish architect best known for his dynamic, imaginative, but problematic design for the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Utzon studied at the Copenhagen School of Architecture (1937–42) and then spent three years in Stockholm, where he came under ...
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On 9 April 1956, Danish architect Jørn Utzon AC celebrated his 38th birthday and set to work in his modest office in Hellenbaek, north of Copenhagen, on his designs for the competition. He sent his 12 drawings to Sydney just before the competition closed in December. Judging began a few weeks later in January 1957.
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Jørn Utzon in conversation at the Hellebæk office, Denmark (1959) by Yuzo Mikami Sydney Opera House. Architect Jørn Utzon is best known for his design of the Sydney Opera House, a building that transformed the identity of a nation to become the symbol of Australia, recognised the world over. Sydney Opera House is a World Heritage-listed ...
Apr 9, 2019 · Written by James Taylor-Foster. Published on April 09, 2019. Share. Pritzker Prize winning architect Jørn Utzon (9 April 1918 – 29 November 2008) was the relatively unknown Dane who, on the ...
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Jørn Utzon is an architect whose roots extend back into history—touching on the Mayan, Chinese and Japanese, Islamic cultures, and many others, including his own Scandinavian legacies. He combines these more ancient heritages with his own balanced discipline, a sense of architecture as art, and natural instinct for organic structures related ...
Designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, its unique and innovative design represents a breakthrough in modern architecture. The iconic sail-like structures have made it a symbol of Sydney and modern Australia as a whole. When the Opera House opened its doors in 1973, a new era of cultural discovery and community engagement began.
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