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Jørn Oberg Utzon AC (Danish: [ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn ˈutsʌn]; 9 April 1918 – 29 November 2008) was a Danish architect. In 1957, he won an international design competition for his design of the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
Jørn Utzon (born April 9, 1918, Copenhagen, Denmark—died November 29, 2008, Copenhagen) was a Danish architect best known for his dynamic, imaginative, but problematic design for the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
Apr 9, 2019 · Pritzker Prize winning architect Jørn Utzon (9 April 1918 – 29 November 2008) was the relatively unknown Dane who, on the 29th January 1957, was announced as the winner of the "International...
Learn about Jørn Utzon, the architect behind the Sydney Opera House's iconic design and his departure from the project.
Jan 20, 2022 · The Sydney Opera House is a world-renowned performing arts center located in the picturesque Sydney Harbour, Australia. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was completed in 1973 and has since become one of the most recognizable and iconic structures in the world.
Danish architect Jørn Utzon was born in 1918. While in secondary school, he began helping his father, director of a shipyard in Alborg, Denmark, and brilliant naval architect, by studying new designs, drawing up plans and making models.
Architect Jørn Utzon is best known for his design of the Sydney Opera House, a building that transformed the identity of a nation to become the symbol of Australia, recognised the world over....
The winning design, announced in 1957, was by Danish architect Jørn Utzon. According to legend, the design was first rejected, before being rescued by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen....
In 1957, Jørn Utzon's design for the Sydney Opera House was recognised for its individuality and its futuristic form. But the foundations of this design are built of Utzon's studies...
Nov 28, 2008 · Jørn Utzon, b.1918 - d.2008, is today the most important Danish architect throughout history. He derived his earliest inspiration from foreign architects such as Alvar Aalto and Frank Lloyd Wright, whose organic conception of architecture was of great significance for Utzon's own expressive and sculptural nature-inspired architecture. In 1957 ...
