The media described Jorn Utzon's plan as "three shell-like concrete vaults covered with white tiles."
The Sydney Opera House by Jorn Utzon
By Jackie Craven, About.com
Jorn Utzon's Plan for the Sydney Opera House
Aerial view of the Sydney Opera House
Photo by David Messent, courtesy of Jorn Utzon/Utzon Architects and the Pritzker Prize Committee
Jorn Utzon had just entered an anonymous competition for an opera house to be built in Australia on a point of land jutting into Sydney harbor. Out of some 230 entries from over thirty countries, Utzon's concept was selected.
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- Sydney Opera House Photo Tour
- About the Sydney Opera House
- Jorn Utzon Comments on his Design for the Sydney Opera House
- How the Sydney Opera House Was Built
- Jorn Utzon's Plan for the Sydney Opera House
- Several Theaters Combine at the Sydney Opera House
- Jorn Utzon Battles Controversy Over the Sydney Opera House
- Frank Gehry Comments on the Sydney Opera House
- Remodeling at the Sydney Opera House
- Disputes Over the Sydney Opera House Remodeling
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