Utzon
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The Sydney Opera House, situated on Sydney Harbour at Bennelong Point, is considered by many to be one of the wonders of the modern world. Designed by Jørn Utzon and constructed under some controversy, it was opened in October 1973.
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As I was preparing this image I spared a moment to think of Joern Utzon, who gave Australia and the world something truly wonderful. Technical Specifications Equipment: Nikon D40x with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens Focal length: 72 mm Exposure: 30 sec at f/16 ISO 100 Date: 02/12/2008 Copyright Brett Still Photography Email: brettstill@yahoo.com.au
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Sydney Opera House Lights Dimmed As A Tribute To Architect Joern Utzon
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David Iori Photography Website / Email Me / . / © Copyright 2008 David Iori Photography, All Rights Reserved Nikon D200 Joern Utzon architect of the Sydney Opera Housen dead at 90, as a tribute last night Sunday Evening 30-11-2008 the lights of the Sydney Opera House were dimmed. Joern Utzon, who created the first designs for Sydney’s Opera House in 1957, has never returned to Australia after leaving Sydney in 1966, nearly seven years before his internationally acclaimed building was finished. Utzon received the prestigious Pritzker prize for architecture in 2003 with the jury singling out the Opera House as one of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century, arguing it “proves that the marvellous and seemingly impossible in architecture can be achieved”. A member of the pantheon of the 20th century’s architectural greats, Utzon was haunted – but insisted he was not embittered – by the disastrous end of his relationship with Sydney and what has become the city’s iconic harbourside symbol. He left the project after a battle over design and cost led to the appointment of Government architects to take over the project and finish its interiors with no bearing to his original designs. And despite its enormous beauty and almost mythical shape, the Opera House remains mired in argument about poor acoustics and lack of space in its most important theatres. Utzon, who declined invitations to return to Australia but who collaborated from afar on the most recent plans to alleviate space and acoustics problems, has suffered long term eye problems which left him near to blindness. He has always denied being embittered by the end of his association with his most famous building. Only two weeks ago it was reported the $700-million Sydney Opera House refurbishment, which is meant to improve acoustics and capacity, created a schism within the Utzon family. The son and grandson of the Opera House architect, Jan and Jeppe, had clashed over the renovation plans, which Jeppe said risks “messing up” his grandfather’s designs. “It’s getting messed up [by other architects],” Jeppe Utzon told architectural webzine Building Design. “It will be hard to distinguish who did what – it’s a patchwork of ideas… It is dangerous for [my father and grandfather], not so much for their reputations but for the purity [of the architecture]. It’s strange they said yes to it.” But according to Building Design Jan said his son was not well informed enough to comment. “He is not involved in our projects for the Opera House and cannot possibly have any idea of how we work or what our aims are or even what we are doing,” he said. “He has chosen not to be involved with the Opera House but wants to pursue his own career, which is perfectly understandable for a young and relatively inexperienced architect. Born in Copenhagen in 1918, Utzon graduated from the capital’s academy of arts in 1942, working in several major Danish architectural offices and later with Alvar Aalto in Finland. He established his own practrice in Copenhagen in 1950. Utzon’s earliest buildings were private homes. His winning the design competition for the Opera House in 1956 was a surprise to many, including colleagues. Utzon also designed the national assembly building in Kuwait City which was built between 1971 and 1983 and resembles a series of caravan of large tents, evoking the traditional meeting places of the Bedouin nomads. Utzon lived in Mallorca, off Spain’s eastern coast, with his wife Lis Utzon, for many years and his children, Kim and Jan, worked in partnership on several projects including a church that opened in 1976 in Bagsvaerd, a Copenhagen suburb and more recently consulting on the Opera House refurbishments.a Utzon was awarded the Order of Australia in 1985 and the Sonning prize for contributing to European culture in 1988. He is survived by his wife and their three children, Kim, Jan and Lin, and several grandchildren.
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Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, Australia, April 2006.
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The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre on Bennelong Point in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who in 2003 received the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honour. / The Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. / It is an expressionist modern design, with a series of large precast concrete ‘shells’ each taken from a hemisphere of the same radius, forming the roofs of the structure, set on a monumental podium. It is supported on 588 concrete piers sunk up to 25 metres below sea level. / The roofs of the House are covered in a subtle chevron pattern with 1,056,006 glossy white and matte cream Swedish-made tiles, though from a distance the shells appear a brilliant white.
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Yeah, I konw, everyone has a millions shots of the Opera house, especially me. Give me a break; I work there. Unlike a tourist, who might get a snap or two when passing by, I’m forced to go here every day, and usually at odd times, like dawn.
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Sydney Opera House – scattered – exploring more than one moment in time …
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A drunken snapshot from the Cruise Bar … of some building across the way.
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Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney – Australia / Architect: Joern Utzon 30 Nov 2008 Joern Utzon, visionary architect, died today and left a legacy of his creativity that is a great memorial to him. “An extraordinary site on Sydney Harbour at Bennelong Point, an ambitious state Premier (Joseph J Cahill), a visiting American architect (Eero Saarinen) and a young Dane’s billowy sketches (Joern Utzon) were the key factors which generated one of the world’s most important modern buildings. Designed at the vast scale of the harbour itself, its low edges contain enough visual appeal for human interest. More remarkable is that the scheme makes no reference to history or to classical architectural forms. The roof is more important than the walls, consequently the language of walls – columns, divisions, windows and pediments – has been effectively dispensed with. The Sydney Opera House also embodies timeless popular metaphors. The building’s organic shape and lack of surface decoration have made it both timeless and ageless. Moreover, it demonstrates how buildings can add to environmental experience rather than detract from it – something of spiritual value independent of function.” That is how a website related to tourism in Sydney describes it. What it doesn’t mention is the fact that architect Utzon resigned from his commission during construction because he found his position untenable. The estimated cost to completion had been spent and the building was nowhere near finished. Those who produced the costs were apparently unsure of the amount of unique detail and effort required for such an undertaking. Government architects were subsequently asked to monitor the situation and in their civil servant wisdom, decided to re-design the interior acoustic shells and make a huge saving. Time has proved that those design alterations were not acoustically effective and it was recently decided after Utzon’s drawings were taken from the archives, that his original intention is the way it should now be done. Utzon became incapable of travelling back to Australia to oversee such work and his son, also an architect has been commissioned to see the original design through. The basic design of the Opera House was accepted in 1957 and construction was completed in 1973. This image is not for sale because I did not get permission to photograph in the Sydney foreshore area on the day.
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Joern Utzon - Dead - Sydney Opera House Lights Dimmed - Sydney Harbour Bridge Flags At Half Mast
by Philip JohnsonJoern Utzon architect of the Sydney Opera Housen dead at 90, as a tribute flags in Sydney will be at half mast and on Sunday evening the…
Joern Utzon architect of the Sydney Opera Housen dead at 90, as a tribute flags in Sydney will be at half mast and on Sunday evening the lights of the Sydney Opera House were dimmed as a mark of tribute http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/joern-utzon-dead/2008/11/30/1227979814647.html
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I was very sadden to hear that Joern Utzon, the Danish architect of my ( and many other people’s) favourite building died aged 90, from a heart attack at his home in Denmark on Saturday. A memorial service will honour the architect in early 2009, but last the lights on its famous sails were dimmed between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. Nikon D700 / Nikkor 24-120mm lens
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RIP Jorn Utzon
by Rob OutramJorn Utzon, the designer of the iconic Sydney Opera House died of a heart attack at the age of 90. I would like the recent challenge i…
Jorn Utzon, the designer of the iconic Sydney Opera House died of a heart attack at the age of 90. I would like the recent challenge in the Best Treatment group to act as a tribute to his imagination and vision. He is quoted as having said “I like to be on the edge of the possible” this is, I think, a place we should all strive to reach. / Jorn Utzon / 1918 – 2008
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This is our wonderful and highly controversial Opera House. It has special significance to me because I sang there when it first opened. I belonged to a musical dance and theatre group many years ago. Taken with my Canon 40 DSLR on our recent field trip to Sydney Harbour.The following overview was taken from the link below. The excerpt is from that website. Thanks for visiting / http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/house_history_landing.aspx / THE BUILDING OVERVIEW / Sydney Opera House (1957 – 1973) is a masterpiece of late modern architecture. It is admired internationally and proudly treasured by the people of Australia. It was created by a young architect who understood and recognised the potential provided by the site against the stunning backdrop of Sydney Harbour. Denmark’s Jørn Utzon gave Australia a challenging, graceful piece of urban sculpture in patterned tiles, glistening in the sunlight and invitingly aglow at night. Jorn Utzon died in Copenhagen in November 2008 aged 90. In its short lifetime, Sydney Opera House has earned a reputation as a world-class performing arts centre and become a symbol of both Sydney and the Australian nation. World Heritage Listed / Sydney Opera House was inscribed in the World Heritage List in June 2007: “Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century. It represents multiple strands of creativity, both in architectural form and structural design, a great urban sculpture carefully set in a remarkable waterscape and a world famous iconic building.” UNESCO The expert evaluation report to the World Heritage Committee stated: “…it stands by itself as one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity, not only in the 20th century but in the history of humankind.” Design/Structure / The distinctive roof comprises sets of interlocking vaulted ‘shells’ set upon a vast terraced platform and surrounded by terrace areas that function as pedestrian concourses. The two main halls are arranged side by side, with their long axes, slightly inclined from each other, generally running north-south. The auditoria face south, away from the harbour with the stages located between the audience and the city. The Forecourt is a vast open space from which people ascend the stairs to the podium. The Monumental Steps, which lead up from the Forecourt to the two main performance venues, are a great ceremonial stairway nearly 100 metres wide. The vaulted roof shells were designed by Utzon in collaboration with internationally renowned engineers Ove Arup & Partners with the final shape of the shells derived from the surface of a single imagined sphere. Each shell is composed of pre-cast rib segments radiating from a concrete pedestal and rising to a ridge beam. The shells are faced in glazed off-white tiles while the podium is clad in earth-toned, reconstituted granite panels. The glass walls are a special feature of the building, constructed according to the modified design by Utzon’s successor architect, Peter Hall. History of the Design / The history surrounding the design and construction of the building became as controversial as its design. In 1956 the NSW Government called an open-ended international design competition and appointed an independent jury. The competition brief provided broad specifications to attract the best design talent in the world; it did not specify design parameters or set a cost limit. The main requirement of the competition brief was a design for two performance halls, one for opera and one for symphony concerts. Reputedly rescued from a pile of discarded submissions, Jørn Utzon’s winning entry created great community interest and the NSW Government’s decision to commission Utzon as the sole architect was unexpected, bold and visionary.
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Black lines Architectural drawing of Jorn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House by Charles Fortin.
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White lines on Blue background Architectural drawing of the Sydney Opera House, drawn by Charles Fortin.
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The sails of Utzon’s awesomely creative Opera House became an organic canvas of morphing technicolour during the Vivid Sydney Festival, 2009. Constantly evolving patterns of coloured light were projected onto the iconic structure, setting the harbour foreshore alight with a spectacle that may never be seen again. See these sites for more info: / http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/the_architect.aspx / http://vividsydney.com/ / http://luminous.sydneyoperahouse.com/
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The sails of Utzon’s awesomely creative Opera House became an organic canvas of morphing technicolour during the Vivid Sydney Festival, 2009. Constantly evolving patterns of coloured light were projected onto the iconic structure, setting the harbour foreshore alight with a spectacle that may never be seen again. See these sites for more info: / http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/the_architect.aspx / http://vividsydney.com/ / http://luminous.sydneyoperahouse.com/
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Colourful light projection onto the Sydney Opera House. Also available on request in super high resolution (22mp). Image Copyright Charles Fortin 2009. http://charlesfortin.com/photography
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