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Page 1: ...m Booklet available in English on Heft in deutscher Sprache erh ltlich auf Livret disponible en fran ais sur Folleto disponible en espa ol en Folheto dispon vel em portugu s em A f zet magyarul ezen a...

Page 2: ...opera or symphony but also hosts a wide range of performing arts and community activities These include classical and contemporary music ballet opera theatre dance cabaret talks and large scale public...

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Page 4: ...n solutions the breach created by J rn utzon s departure from the project in 1966 and his re engagement in 1999 to provide design principles to guide Sydney Opera House into the future It began in 195...

Page 5: ...arsals The combination of site and brief proved irresistible 933 competitors from all over the world registered and 233 entries were received from 28 countries Judging took place in January 1957 and t...

Page 6: ...engineering perspective Many options were explored culminating in utzon s spherical solution developed in collaboration with Ove arup using segments of a single sphere This allowed cost effective pre...

Page 7: ...he first time computers were used to resolve some of the engineering design problems Sydney Opera House is a significant feat of engineering and technology involving ingenuity and creativity in many a...

Page 8: ...s was revised The Major Hall was dedicated to symphony and renamed the Concert Hall The Minor Hall was dedicated to opera and dance and renamed the Opera Theatre Three previously unplanned venues were...

Page 9: ...site and for the form of the building and its interior His first major project was the refurbishment of the reception Hall into a stunning light filled space which highlights the original concrete bea...

Page 10: ...e high north end of the podium so that they face south towards the city with the stage areas positioned between them and the entrance foyers The north and south ends of the shells are hung with topaz...

Page 11: ...y set in a remarkable waterscape and a world famous iconic building The expert evaluation report to the World Heritage Committee stated it stands by itself as one of the indisputable masterpieces of h...

Page 12: ...er was a naval architect and engineer and director of the local shipyard a keen sailor utzon originally intended to follow his father as a naval engineer but opted to study architecture at the Copenha...

Page 13: ...chitectural competitions utzon submitted his vision for Sydney Opera House to the new South Wales Government He was as surprised as anyone when he actually won the competition His competition entry wa...

Page 14: ...ward in its field a year later in 2004 the newly refurbished reception Hall was renamed the utzon room in his honour With its wide bare spaces its colourful tapestry designed by himself pale timbered...

Page 15: ...local aboriginal people of the group known as the Cadigal people occupied the land The site was named Bennelong point after a local aboriginal man known as Bennelong was captured and subsequently befr...

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Page 17: ...1x 1x 1x 2 The architect s gift to society is to bring joy to the people from the surroundings he creates J rn Utzon Michael Moy Idea to Icon 17 21012_BI indd 17 17 10 2011 12 38 PM...

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Page 21: ...here in the world in di erent editions but no one is ever in any doubt that this means Sydney and this means Australia in my opinion a situation such as this where a building is having a great impact...

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Page 25: ...greater than just 50 feet away from it It can be emotional It can engage a world And I think we should all be grateful for that example in our time Frank Gehry architect of Walt Disney Concert Hall L...

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Page 29: ...ke any fine instrument it needs a little maintenance and fine tuning from time to time if it is to keep on performing at the highest level J rn Utzon in 1999 when he agreed to act as the design guardi...

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Page 35: ...ctares 4 5 acres of land and is 183 meters 605 ft long and 120 meters 388 ft wide at its widest point It is supported on concrete piers sunk as much as 25 meters 82 fi below sea level Michael Moy Idea...

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Page 41: ...1x 26 The sun did not know how beautiful its light was until it was re ected o this building American architect Louis Kahn quoted by J rn Utzon Michael Moy Idea to Icon 41 21012_BI indd 41 06 10 2011...

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Page 47: ...ny performing arts companies including its five key resident companies Sydney Symphony Orchestra Opera Australia the Australian Ballet the Sydney Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare Company Michael M...

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Page 53: ...2x 36 To me it is a great joy to know how much the building is loved by Australians in general and by Sydneysiders in particular J rn Utzon Michael Moy Idea to Icon 53 21012_BI indd 53 06 10 2011 6 33...

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Page 59: ...ession of visual and audio stimuli which increase in intensity as you approach the building as you enter and finally sit down in the halls culminating with the performance J rn Utzon Michael Moy Idea...

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Page 63: ...finished with it when you pass around it or see it against the sky something new goes on all the time together with the sun the light and the clouds it makes a living thing J rn Utzon Michael Moy Idea...

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Page 67: ...1x 2x 2x 48 The structure and strict geometry expresses the logic of the building J rn Utzon State Records NSW 67 21012_BI indd 67 06 10 2011 6 34 PM...

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Page 71: ...4x The shells were constructed using 2200 precast rib sections and around 4000 prefabricated roof panels in an entirely new construction process Michael Moy Idea to Icon 71 21012_BI indd 71 10 10 201...

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Page 75: ...oofs the large amount of white tiles sub divided into segments are like the structure of a leaf which with its ribs and infill have an organic beauty of its own J rn Utzon Michael Moy Idea to Icon 75...

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Page 80: ...would think that most every type of design situation would have been uncovered Obviously not so since this structure s fluid form is truly one of a kind In previous models I was equally concerned with...

Page 81: ...bility seemed to match the spirit of the age where modernist architects were redefining how houses looked and people were taking an active interest in the design of their dream home It was from these...

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Page 83: ...sumidor www lego com service or dial 00800 5346 5555 1 800 422 5346 References Text credits SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Photo credits SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Michael Moy State Records NSW Max Dupain and Associates...

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