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28/10/98 |
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prestressed concrete
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| 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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Aravinthan, Thiru An Overview of Prestressed Concrete Technology in Australia, in
"Journal of Prestressed Concrete, Japan", January - February 2004, n. 1 v. 46 .
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Baume, Michael The Sydney Opera House Affair, Thomas Nelson (Australia) Ltd, Sydney (Australia) , 1967.
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Brocard, René J. Le futur opéra de Sidney [Australie], in
"La Technique des Travaux", May 1967, n. 5-6 v. 43 .
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Bussagli, Marco Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France) , ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 358-359.
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Drew, Philip Sydney Opera House (Jørn Utzon), Phaidon Press Ltd., London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0714832979, 1995.
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Margolius, Ivan Architects + Engineers = Structures, Academy Editions, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471498254; pp. 56-57.
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Norberg-Schulz, Christian Jørn Utzon: Sydney Opera House, Australia 1957-1973, in
"GA", 1980, n. 54 .
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Picon, Antoine L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 491-493.
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