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Structure-ID: s0000073
Created on: 28/10/98
Modified on: 13/10/06


Sydney Opera House

Built: 1958 - 1973
Status: in use
Location: On the harbor in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Opera House
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Structural Type:
Double thin shell
ribbed
Function / usage:
Opera house

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Concept designer Jørn Utzon
Architect E. H. Farmer
  Peter Hall
  David Littlemore
  Lionel Todd
Engineer Ove Nyquist Arup

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Structural engineering Ove Arup & Partners
Contractor M R Hornibrook Pty Ltd.
Stage engineering Waagner-Biro Bühnentechnik AG

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
shell  prestressed concrete

Notes & Comments
An international competition for the design of the Opera House, won by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, was held in 1955 and work started in 1959. After many disagreements with the Department of Public Works of New South Wales, Utzon resigned from the project in 1966 at the mid-point of construction. The architectural duties passed to Peter Hall, E. H. Farmer, Lionel Todd and David Littlemore. Very sever cost overruns were apparent from th earliest stages of construction and the additional expenditure was alleviated by a series of public lotteries.

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External LinkarchINFORM: Opernhaus (Sydney) English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkArchiWeb: Opera v Sydney Czech
External LinkBaunetz: Späte Genugtuung - Utzons altneues Interieur für die Sydney Opera (27.09.2004) German
External LinkGreat Buildings Online: Sydney Opera English
External LinkSydney Opera House English
External LinkTechnology in Australia 1788-1988: The Sydney Opera House English
External LinkWikipedia: Sydney Opera House English
External LinkYahoo! Sydney Opera House English

Relevant Literature
* Aravinthan, Thiru   An Overview of Prestressed Concrete Technology in Australia, in "Journal of Prestressed Concrete, Japan", January - February 2004, n. 1 v. 46 .
* Baume, Michael   The Sydney Opera House Affair, Thomas Nelson (Australia) Ltd, Sydney (Australia) , 1967.
* Brocard, René J.   Le futur opéra de Sidney [Australie], in "La Technique des Travaux", May 1967, n. 5-6 v. 43 .
* Bussagli, Marco   Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France) , ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 358-359.
* Drew, Philip   Sydney Opera House (Jørn Utzon), Phaidon Press Ltd., London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0714832979, 1995.
* Margolius, Ivan   Architects + Engineers = Structures, Academy Editions, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471498254; pp. 56-57.
* Norberg-Schulz, Christian   Jørn Utzon: Sydney Opera House, Australia 1957-1973, in "GA", 1980, n. 54 .
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 491-493.

 
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