Sydney Opera House Model : LEGO Architecture Thumbnail images – no larger picture, apologies:Ĭoncept Sketch for the building by Jørn Utzonĭesign: Jorn Utzon with Richard Johnson, Sydney One of the judges, architectEero Saarinen, described it as “genius” and declared he could not endorse any other choice. His submission was one of 233 designs from 32 countries, many of them from the most famous architects of the day.Īlthough he had won six other architecture competitions, the Opera House was his first project outside of Denmark. In 1957, Utzon unexpectedly won the architecture competition to design this opera house. Sydney Opera House architect – Jorn Utzon – information on this Danish architect Recently Jorn Utzon – with his son Jan and their firm Utzon Architects – recommenced work with the Sydney Opera House Trust on renovations. Photo by Travellers & Tinkers – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, The building was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. He was forced out of the Sydney Opera House project by well-documented political infighting and the cancellation of his contract. In 1966 the Danish architect Jorn Utzon left Sydney, never to return. Utzon worked with Ove Arup on this seminal building in Australia’s largest city. Website: Le Corbusier tapestry at Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House Building Les Dés Sont Jetés image from “Utzon wanted to hang the walls with modern art that would complement the sculptural effect of his architecture – names such as Picasso, Matisse and Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, the pioneering modern architect and artist from France known by his pseudonym, Le Corbusier.” The Dice Are Cast photo from “When the young Danish architect Jørn Utzon won the international design competition for this building in 1958, his plans were holistic, comprising not just the unlikely structure of the building but the art within it, too”, reports The Guardian. Le Corbusier’s tapestry Les Dés Sont Jetés (The Dice Are Cast), commissioned by architect Jørn Utzon. Jørn Utzon’s final touch to the Sydney Opera House: a Le Corbusier tapestry Le Corbusier tapestry at Sydney Opera House Key 20th Century Australian Building, New South Wales: Information + Images Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon Architecture, Architect, Project, News, Photos Sydney Opera House : Building by Jørn Utzon