Detalls del llibre
Jorn Utzon's Opera House has a heroic quality; indeed, Utzon referred to it himself as a kind of 'cathedral', analogous to a Gothic church in the way that light and movement play across its public spaces. Its complex shell-like roof structures echo Gothic arches in section, but the building breaks with all precedent in its three-dimensional form. Finding a practical solution to the construction of these roofs occupied the architect and the engineer Ove Arup for many years, necessitating considerable experimentation with pre-cast concrete technology. Disputes with his client led to Utzon's withdrawal from the project, and the Opera House looked for a time as if it might be a white elephant. At last, after a 16-year gestation, it opened in 1973 having already become an Australian national icon.
Llegir més - Autors Andrew Philip Smith, Jørn Utzon
- ISBN13 9780714832975
- ISBN10 0714832979
- Pàgines 60
- Any Edició 1995
- Fecha de publicación 25/05/1995
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Sydney Opera House Jørn Utzon
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- PHAIDON FRANCE (1995)
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