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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...
Apr 9, 2018 · We highlight 10 key projects of the Danish architect Jørn Utzon to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday, including the one everyone knows.
Learn about Jørn Utzon, the architect behind the Sydney Opera House's iconic design and his departure from the project.
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.
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.
Designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, its unique and innovative design represents a breakthrough in modern architecture. The iconic sail-like structures have made it a symbol of Sydney and modern Australia as a whole.
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....
Jørn Utzon. From Denmark to Sydney came an ingenious young architect, Jørn Utzon, with a proposal that would forever change the face of Sydney. His vision for a temple to the arts led to one of the most celebrated buildings of the 20th century.
