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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 5 page paper explores the use, design,
construction, and public opinion concerning the
Sydney Opera House. Architectural comparisons are
also made between Utzon, its designer and
LeCorbusier and Saarinen.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BBSoprH.doc
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the beautiful freestanding, sculptural three-part Opera House is the first building in the world to use structural silicone and suspended laminated vertical glass on a large scale. The construction
of this marvelous Australian building has one of the longest contractual histories of the twentieth century. Unfortunately, architect Jorn Utzon became the scapegoat of a scandalous political affair and in
1966 withdrew from his project. Sitting on Bennelong Point, virtually in the Harbour and overlooked by the great Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House is all roofs with an imposing
base. Distinctive sail-shaped towers in Utzons original design were pronounced unbuildable by the British engineering firm of Ove Arup & Partners, and were redesigned at a much lower angle.
Originally the winner of an international open competition in 1957, it was a scheme that broke most of the rules. It was finally completed in August 1973 by others under
the direction of Peter Hall(Sharp 315. Use Despite its name, the opera house is in fact a complex that includes a concert hall, a theater for opera and ballet, a
smaller theater for plays, a recording hall and rehearsal rooms, and a movie theater. It is the home of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Ballet, and the Australian Opera.
Design Modern Expressionist Construction The Sydney Opera House complex is made up of two main buildings, principally of reinforced concrete, that sit on a concrete platform on a foundation
of concrete piles. Rising from the platform are the great roof shells, designed to cover the two main halls the platform is faced on the outside with huge slabs of
reconstituted granite, which are pinkish brown in color. Similar slabs are also used for the flooring of the waterside walkways and the raised platform that surrounds the buildings. The roof
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